China Tibet tourists set a new record to 1 million in a month.Tibet welcomed 1.22 million tourists in July, 2.3 times more than the same time last year, according to a statement from the tourism bureau of the Tibet autonomous region released Friday.
This is the first time that Tibet received more than 1 million tourists from home and abroad in a single month, setting a new record.
The tourists brought revenue of 1.09 billion yuan ($160 million) to Tibet, 1.9 times more than the same period last year.
"Tourism in Tibet has recovered well, thanks to the stable situation and strong promotions by the tourism bureau," Huang Lihua, general manager of China International Travel Service of the Tibet autonomous region, told China Daily.Tibet is "a sacred place in the mind of many tourists," and that is why it has drawn so many tourists.
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