"After walking the G219, I feel that 'there is no way out of the world'!" Hu Hong, a self-driving tourist, said.
Spanning snow-capped mountains, grasslands, Gobi, lakes, plateaus, tropical rainforests, coastal scenery, through Xinjiang, Tibet, Yunnan, Guangxi four provinces, a total length of 10,065 kilometers - this is the world-class landscape avenue - G219.
On September 28, the second annual meeting of the "China G219 Tourism Promotion Alliance" and the departure ceremony of the G2190 km Memorial Plaza were held at Kanas, Xinjiang, the starting point of this national avenue (the first annual meeting and inauguration ceremony was held in Nanning, Guangxi on December 5, 2020).
At the scene, all parties to the alliance signed the China G219 Tourism Promotion Alliance Publicity and Promotion Mutual Assistance Agreement. In-depth cooperation in road interconnection, policy reciprocity, product mutual promotion, information interconnection, and mutual delivery of customers, etc., and work together to advance together. This time, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps also joined the "China G219 Tourism Promotion Alliance".
At the departure ceremony of the Xinjiang section of the G2190 km Memorial Square, 22 motorcycles and 40 self-driving cars were gathered. The bunting flags flew and the convoy set off with a loud roar of applause.
Hu Hong and her lover Mo Huageng are a special pair of self-driving companions who have just driven in the opposite direction from G219 Guangxi Dongxing to Kanas and coincidentally arrived at the Zero Kilometer Memorial Square the day before the departure ceremony. "10,065 kilometers, we have finished, originally we were still looking for where is the end of it, but we did not expect to encounter the unveiling of the zero kilometer memorial square in the afternoon!" Hu Hong said excitedly.
After more than a year, the two crossed four provinces and became "participants" in the launch ceremony of the Xinjiang section of the G2190-kilometer memorial square. They enjoyed the magnificent Detian Waterfall next to the border of Guangxi, the colorful ethnic culture of Yunnan, the "pure" Tibet that does not eat fireworks in the world, and the "colorful" and hospitable Xinjiang. The beauty of this road made her sigh: "After walking the G219, I feel that 'there is no way out of the world'! So beautiful! The best views in the world are here. ”
Next, they will wait until the snow falls in Kanas Hemu and experience the ice and snow world of Xinjiang, and then return to their hometown to reunite with their families.
As the longest highway in the country, G219 is based on the original Xinzang Highway and extends to both ends. From Kanas in Xinjiang in the north to Dongxing in Guangxi in the south, it starts in the mountains and ends at the ocean. With a total length of 10,065 kilometers, of which the Xinjiang section is 3,289 kilometers, it passes through 8 prefectures and 7 divisions and cities, including Altay Region, Tacheng Region, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Aksu Region, Kyzyl-Su Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Kashgar Region, and Hotan Region, radiating 10 5A-class scenic spots and 25 4A-level scenic spots along the way.
Around G219, Xinjiang will build China's most beautiful border scenic road, improve various public service facilities along the route, strengthen publicity and promotion, and improve service levels.
"I have come to Kanas for the ninth time, and I think Xinjiang has always attached great importance to tourism, and I feel that the infrastructure here has been improving, and the convenient conditions are getting better." Xinjiang in recent years is very popular with domestic self-driving travel, but when it comes to self-driving travel, many people will first think of Duku, this G219 is an opportunity to let more people know the beautiful road of Xinjiang through publicity. Long Shao from Tianjin is a travel video self-media expert, and he is also full of confidence in the development of tourism in Xinjiang in the future.
Hou Hanmin, Secretary of the Party Group of the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said: "The Xinjiang Autonomous Region Party Committee regards tourism as an important engine of strategic pillar industry and economic development, as well as one of the ten key industries to develop. Xinjiang's tourism industry has shown a high-quality and rapid development trend, and I believe that with the establishment of the China G219 Tourism Promotion Alliance and the close cooperation of the member units of the alliance, the cultural tourism industry and the cultural tourism industry will develop faster and better. ”
(Ding Wenjing) (China Daily Xinjiang Reporter Station)