CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- With the theme of ‘Starting an exciting summer with Shizhu’, the Chongqing Summer Tourism High-Quality Resources Promotion 2024 & Awarding Ceremony for Huangshui National Tourism Resort took place on the evening of July 1 in Huangshui National Tourist Resort, Shizhu County. This summer, various districts and counties in Chongqing have offered more than 200 summer-themed cultural and tourism festivals and activities with rich content and distinctive features, introduced over 90 fine summer tourism routes, and implemented 70 preferential measures for consumers, inviting tourists from all over the world to enjoy an exciting and varied journey in Chongqing.

Cool off your summer and have fun with water activities

A summer does not summer without fun water activities

Different districts and counties in Chongqing have offered a wide range of water activities for tourists to escape the hot summer this year.

“Come to Black Valley (Heishangu) for fun water activities. You can enjoy the Water-Sprinkling Festival there every day!” From July to August, tourists can indulge in the exciting water-sprinkling activity and spend a pleasantly cool summer in the beautiful Balck Valley. Between July and September, Ronghui Hot Springs in Shapingba will start its open-air night tour season with music and hot springs, offering a series of activities for entertainment, such as a live concert and the ‘Cinema on the Drift at Sunset’. In August, Changshou District will stage a water carnival featuring cool and refreshing activities such as a water-splashing battle, an electronic music concert, a water party, and a summer appetizer plan.

Thrilling and cool rafting is a must in summer! This year, you can enjoy an exciting and cool summer in a series of fun water-themed activities and rafting competitions, such as Tongnan Longxingxia Rafting Season, Qijiang Ganshui Xiangma River Summer Parent-Child Rafting Season, and Wuxi Daning River Rafting Festival.

Escape the summer heat in the countryside

In addition, Chongqing will hold rural cultural and tourism festivals, food events, and summer escape-themed activities to recharge the integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism.

For example, Zhongxian Three Gorges Juxiang Scenic Area will offer a Hanfu show, a fish-catching activity, exhibitions and sales of agricultural products, and plum-picking activities for the Lotus Cultural Tourism Festival; Xiushan will stage Yangma Festival of Miao People to reproduce the production and living scenes of the Miao ancestors and showcase the ecological ethnic customs; Hechuan will held the forth ‘Qiantang Lihao" Regional Brand Promotion & Music and Beer Festival of Honggaoliang Crayfish Harvest Season.

Many other places in Chongqing have also planned to introduce summer escape-themed activities, such as the RV Camping Cultural Tourism Festival in Dianjiang, the 13th China Daba Mountain (Chongqing Chengkou) Health Care Season, and the Wanzhou Alpine Summer Escape Series.

Various discounts are waiting for you

In addition to diverse cultural and tourism activities, Chongqing has introduced more than 90 fine tourism routes for leisure, parent-child, and cultural tours, covering health care, study and investigation, green ecology, rural fun, intangible cultural heritage, and revolutionary history.

To further stimulate the consumption potential of the cultural and tourism market, various places in Chongqing have cooperated with key business districts, restaurants, hotels and B&Bs, and scenic spots to offer more than 70 special offers, including ticket discounts, consumption rebates, and discounts packages. Liangping, Dazu, Fuling, Fengdu, and Youyang have offered free tickets and preferential policies for middle school, high school, and college graduates. (Translated by Yuki, Fathom Language Limited)