Jiangsu tourism benefits from growing appeal
China DailyEast China's Jiangsu province, which is famous for its prosperous economy and picturesque scenery, has seen a significant rise in rural travel this year. East China's Jiangsu province, which is famous for its prosperous economy and picturesque scenery, has seen a significant rise in rural travel this year, according to Yang Zhichun, director of the Jiangsu provincial department of culture and tourism. "The province received 200 million visitors in rural tourism in the first six months of 2021," said Yang at the 25th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th People's Congress of Jiangsu. As a coastal province with abundant tourism resources, Jiangsu has much to offer, such as stunning gardens in Suzhou that have been proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Grand Canal, which is the world's longest artificial waterway with a history stretching back more than 2,500 years and was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 2014.