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Tourism industry helps Xingwen county in SW China out of poverty

Updated: Oct 15,2018 9:33 AM     Xinhua

Tourists join in a long-table feast at Xingwen UNESCO Global Geopark in Xingwen county of Yibin, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Oct 14, 2018. Over the years, tourism has been established by Xingwen county as the leading industry in promoting accurate poverty alleviation and regional economic development. Home to a number of ethnic groups, the county boasts multiple state and provincial-level intangible cultural heritages. In the first three quarters of 2018, the county has had a tourism revenue of 7.6 billion yuan ($1.1 billion), helping 37,500 residents out of poverty.[Photo/Xinhua]

Staffs greet tourists by offering them alcoholic beverage at Xingwen UNESCO Global Geopark in Xingwen county of Yibin, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Oct 14, 2018.[Photo/Xinhua]

Staffs perform a dance of the Miao ethnic group at Xingwen UNESCO Global Geopark in Xingwen county of Yibin, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Oct 14, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

Staffs perform Daba Gaozhuang, a folk dance on elevated stages which is listed as a state-level intangible cultural heritage, at Xingwen UNESCO Global Geopark in Xingwen county of Yibin, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Oct 14, 2018.[Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists visit a karst cave at Xingwen UNESCO Global Geopark in Xingwen county of Yibin, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Oct 14, 2018.[Photo/Xinhua]