China has encouraged eco-friendly tourism in recent years, and the administration has given stronger policy support to forest tourism. The administration said 6 billion forest tourism visits were recorded in China between 2016 and 2019, with an annual growth rate of 15 percent. The economic value of forest tourism last year was about 1.75 trillion yuan ($261 billion). Twelve national forest hiking trails with a total length of 22,000 kilometers have been unveiled, and the construction of forest hiking trails was included in a revised version of China’s Forest Law last year. “The potential of the green economy, especially forest tourism, is promising.”For more news about the novel coronavirus click here.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 19, 2020 03:11 UTC