Guangzhou to develop into an international tourism destination

A batch of major projects, including world-class theme parks, large-scale cultural tourism complexes and cruise homeports will serve as engines for the local tourism industry and be cultivated as new economic growth poles.

Colorful clouds of kapok flowers cast beauty upon the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Guangzhou. [Photo by Yang Yaoye/Guangzhou Daily]

The city government encourages and guides social capital to participate in building 10 camping grounds for self-driving vehicles and motor homes and focuses on developing five competitive enterprises in the sector.

The government will subsidize the construction expenses of new projects for campsites, and tourist distributing center as much as 1 million yuan and for state-level tourist resort as much as 10 million yuan.

In addition, a comprehensive management system will be established to promote this industrial development as one of the city's three strategic pillar industries.