Wulong - The AAAAA State-level Scenic Spot

Brief Introduction

On July 6, 2011, good news came from the National Tourism Administration, among the famous scenic spots applied for the National AAAAA level scenic spots, Wulong Karst succeed. Wulong was awarded as the AAAAA State-level Scenic Spot, which was another great event after its success in the application of World Natural Heritage in June 27, 2007.

Two Gold Signboards

On the ceremony of the National AAAAA Plate Presenting, The National Tourism Administration spoke highly of Wulong, they said that Wulong had a huge amount of tourist resources, such as the natural Bridges, Xiannu Mountain and Furong Cave, Wulong people had a strong consciousness of protection, the scenic spots were distributed properly and the service facilities were well set. They also said that as a burgeoning scenic spot, it was not so easy for it to win the high score of 972 scores. Among the nine World Natural Heritage Scenic Spots of China, only five are awarded with AAAAA State-level, and Wulong is the fifth. The success in the application for the AAAAA state-level scenic spot improves the total visualization, expands the influence and good fame of Wulong. What's more, the success is meaningful for the building of national famous brand, national famous tourist site and Chinese Wulong Park. With the two gold signboards, Wulong is sure to promote the implementation of the strategy of enriching the people through tourism and promote the economic growth of tourism.

The Necessities of Being a AAAAA Scenic Spot

Both in the application for World Natural Heritage and National AAAAA scenic spot, the Wulong people created the miracle of short time, low cost, good appraisement and high success rate. The AAAAA scenic spots are selected form the AAAA ones, with high quality, being able to meet the needs of the tourists from home and abroad, of great competitive power and being the model of tourist sites. The evaluation of AAAAA scenic spot include that of travel transportation, sightseeing, safety, health, post service, shopping, integrated management and environmental protection. All in all, there are 44 big items, 118 small items and 216 scoring sites. In the evaluation of AAAAA, The National Tourism Administration put quality before quantity; Fewer but better. It is no easier to apply for AAAAA than that of the World natural Heritage.