Enjoy the bright lights and see the lights of thousands of homes. Recently, the 15th Miyi Lantern Festival with the theme of "Chinese New Year's Flavor, Mi Yi Nong" opened in Miyi County, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, attracting many citizens and tourists to take photos and check in. In order to create a happy and festive Spring Festival atmosphere, red lanterns are hung on both sides of the streets of Miyi County, and all kinds of lanterns are scattered in various scenic spots, and the strong New Year's flavor is blowing in the face.
Mr. Liu, a 70-year-old tourist from Beijing, came to Miyi with his wife in early December last year and booked a hotel for three months, intending to spend a different kind of Spring Festival here. "I'm here to have a warm Spring Festival. Enjoying the warm sunshine during the day and watching the dazzling lantern display at night is, in the local dialect, too 'cozy'. ”
Like Mr. Liu, there are many tourists who come to the city for the warm winter sun. The average annual sunshine is as long as 2,500 hours, the average annual temperature is 20 °C, and the excellent air quality rate is maintained at more than 98% all year round. Located at 26 degrees north latitude and an average altitude of 1,100 meters, this small city is one of the few low-latitude and high-altitude human habitable areas in the country. From December to February every year, people who love health and wellness flock from all over the world.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Miyi County Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, the health and wellness tourism population in Miyi County who have lived for more than 1 month accounts for more than 40% of the permanent population, and more than 70% of the county's health and wellness properties are purchased by foreign tourists.
Mi Yi scenery He Song photo Vegetables are renovated month by month, fresh fruits are constantly in all seasons, this land is loved by the sun is a natural "earth greenhouse", which provides favorable conditions for the development of health tourism. "The food here is appetizing, and you can eat a lot of seasonal vegetables and fruits in winter. Mr. Liu said.
Ms. Wang, a tourist from Shaanxi, said: "I have always wanted to find a comfortable retirement place for my parents, because Miyi has good sunshine, fresh air, and many attractions to visit." ”
The rich humanities and long history have shaped the image of Miyi as an open and inclusive. The relevant person in charge of the Miyi County Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau said: "'Sunshine Miyi' is not only because of the long sunshine hours here, but also because the people living here are very 'sunny'. We will continue to provide good service and let visitors from all over the world fall in love with 'Sunshine Miyi'. ”
It is understood that Miyi County was the birthplace of Zhuan in ancient times, and the title of "Hometown of Chinese Zhuan Culture" has also added a humanistic heritage to it. By digging deep into the connotation of Zhuan culture, folk culture and farming culture, Miyi has successively built scenic spots such as Zhuan Cultural Square, Qingsonglin Agricultural Theme Park, and Longhua Village Farming Culture Center, providing more choices for tourists to enjoy Miyi.
The cultural characteristics are an important factor in attracting tourists to come here for health and wellness. Xinshan Village, located in the north of Miyi City, is a village with a relatively high concentration of Lisu people, and the original and simple folk customs here have been inherited to this day. The welcome ceremony of "barricade wine", the special performance "Lisu Rhyme", and the embroidery products of the Lisu nationality are favored by tourists.
Xiong Yinhu, deputy head of Lisu Township, Johor Bahru, introduced that in recent years, Johor Bahru Village has built scenic spots such as terraced plank roads, Akhao Square, and the Lisu Ancestral Residence Holy Land Folk Museum, relying on provincial intangible cultural heritage projects such as "Johor Bahru Lisu Yode Festival", "Johor Bahru Lisu Hulu Sheng Dance" and "Lisu Embroidery Skills", and actively carry out colorful folk activities, with nearly one million tourists coming every year.
Johor Bahru Village Folk Performance Yan Bai Xian Photo Sunshine Mi Yi, not only sunshine. In recent years, relying on excellent climatic conditions, Miyi has promoted the in-depth integration of agriculture, culture and tourism, and continued to stimulate the vitality of the tourism market. Last year, Miyi launched a series of festival activities with the theme of seasonal fruits and vegetables, vividly showing the characteristics of cultural and tourism resources and creating a "never-ending" festival brand. Tomato Festival in January, Loquat Festival in February, Cherry Festival in April ......The small fruits and vegetables are endowed with a sense of "festival" ritual, so that Mi Yi Yueyue is "out of the circle". In 2023, Miyi will receive more than 9 million tourists throughout the year, with a comprehensive tourism income of more than 10 billion yuan.
The relevant person in charge of the Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau of Miyi County said that in the next step, Miyi will take the high-quality construction of the national all-for-one tourism demonstration zone as the starting point, stimulate the innovation vitality of cultural tourism, unswervingly take the road of sunshine health tourism development characteristics, and continue to call, do and polish the gold-lettered signboard of "Tianfu Famous Tourism County". (Author: China Tourism News reporter Yang Shuo; Editor: Song Yuqiu).