From netizens to roommates, these two "cloud tour guides" in Xinjiang have praised their hometown in a different way

　　Tianshan network reporter Zhang Xiaomi

　　"Hu Ting and I went from netizens to roommates, and then we plan to be 'cloud tour guides' together and introduce our beautiful Xinjiang online in a different way." On January 18, at the award ceremony site of the 2021 Xinjiang Tour Guide Competition, Wu Huili, a tour guide from Korla City, said. Hu Ting is a tour guide at the Xinjiang Xiyu Youth International Travel Service in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, and the two met in 2019.

Hu Ting (right) and Wu Huili (left) take a group photo after participating in the 2021 Xinjiang Tour Guide Competition on January 17. Photo by reporter Zou Yi

　　Wu Huili often listened to a Hetian jade shop clerk Qua Hu Ting explain professionally, out of curiosity and admiration for her peers, she added Hu Ting's WeChat. Two "post-90s" of similar age, from talking to Tian Yu to food, makeup, and then to interesting things when leading the group, became friends who "never met and said nothing". "I didn't expect to participate in the 2021 Xinjiang Tour Guide Competition this time, and we happened to be divided into a room." Wu Huili said.

　　"The competition is very nervous, every day to prepare for the exam review, help each other to read the explanatory words, give each other advice, tired and busy, but once you talk about it, you can't stop it." Hu Ting said that the theme of the two chats is mainly how to change from a tour guide to a network anchor, introducing the beauty and specialties of Xinjiang through short videos and live broadcasts.

　　In this regard, Wu Huili is very experienced. She began releasing her work in May 2020 and has now reached 110,000 followers across the network. Of the 200 videos posted on her WeChat video account, more than 100 were introduced about scenic spots in Xinjiang. In her opinion, the tour guide has a great advantage as an anchor, can go to various places in the most beautiful season, can shoot on the spot, has first-hand video materials and their own real feelings, and the works presented will be more impressive.

　　"I plan to learn from Wu Huili, make good use of network resources, introduce Hetian Jade to everyone, and introduce Xinjiang's rich treasure jade resources." Hu Ting has taken the connoisseur and jewelry jade appraiser qualification certificate, from rough appreciation, type differentiation to processing, there are systematic learning, "Before, Hetian jade was about 15 minutes, and now when leading the group, you can talk for 3 days." A small stone that integrates information such as Xinjiang's landforms and climate. ”

　　In Hu Ting's view, Xinjiang is a treasure trove of strange stones, from Hetian jade to golden silk jade, garnet, aquamarine, and then to agate stone; from Hotan to Altay, to Turpan, Hami, there are characteristic stones and precious jade everywhere. Fascinated by strange stones, she often took out a handful of strange stones and treasures from all over Xinjiang to introduce to tourists, and was particularly happy to hear others boast that "there are so many good things in Xinjiang".

　　Wu Huili and Hu Ting hit it off and planned to work together to introduce Xinjiang through the Internet.

　　In addition to tourism bloggers, more and more tour guides in Xinjiang have also picked up mobile phones to share the beauty and stories of group tours through short videos, pictures, live broadcasts and other forms, which is also a trend in the transformation of tour guide practice." Huang Qiuli, executive vice president of the Xinjiang Tourist Guide Association, said that the tour guide is the brightest business card in the front line of cultural tourism, and hopes that more and more tour guides will join the team of online promotion of Xinjiang tourism and issue invitations to everyone in the name of Xinjiang's beautiful scenery.