In recent years, Jizhou district has accelerated the construction of a demonstration site of prioritizing ecological and green development, implemented the strategies of "tourism +" and deepened the integration of local culture and tourism, so as to build the national tourism demonstration district into the hub for industrial transformation and upgrading, and promote rural vitalization.
Jizhou district [Photo/WeChat account: zhangshangjizhou]
Being listed as part of the first batch of national tourism demonstration districts, Jizhou has focused on the development of its cultural tourism industry, which covers 15 towns and 100 villages in Jizhou district, with more than 180,000 people having already benefited.
Through introducing investment and researching the unique historical stories of rural villages, Jizhou has built characteristic agricultural brands, tourism villages, a flower town, a selenium-rich town and other special tourism destinations, giving full play to its prosperous industries in leading rural vitalization.
Jizhou district [Photo/WeChat account: zhangshangjizhou]
Based on the green development principal, Jizhou district has constantly optimized the agricultural industrial layout of the Huanhu ecological agricultural zone in the east, the agricultural facilities demonstration zone in the south, the integrated development zone of agricultural tourism in the west, and the characteristic economic zone in the north. Furthermore, Jizhou has constructed the supply and selling mode of "new agricultural business entities + Internet companies + large supermarkets" to improve the quality of local brands.
In addition, Jizhou has built a travel service platform integrating food, accommodation, shopping and entertainment, deeply integrating agriculture and tourism, by which, the local government can create a unique cultural and tourism brand and boost the development of tourism throughout the year.