With the arrival of Mid-Autumn and National Day, Mohan Port and Mohan Railway Port in Yunnan province, on the border between China and Laos, are experiencing a peak in inbound and outbound passenger flows.
In addition to organized commercial tourism, local Yunnan residents are also engaging in this new tourism model on a more individual level.
In September, a total of 33 projects with total investments of 6.83 billion yuan (about $935.5 million) were launched in Mohan-Boten cooperative zone.
Wandering in a dense forest amid fresh air, colorful flowers, and the sweet melodies of wild birds, tourists might feel they are in fairy tale world. In fact, they are picking wild mushrooms in Yunnan province.
During the combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday from Sept 29 to Oct 6, Kunming saw a remarkable year-on-year increase in tourism activity, with wetland parks and villages along the Dianchi Lake becoming new hotspots.
The Kunming Flower International Forum of Kunming Action – International Cooperation on Green Development took place in Jinning district in September.
On Oct 8, the Shanghai-Kunming Lancang-Mekong international freight service was put into operation.
During the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday that ended Friday, Kunming became one of the trending travel destinations nationwide, with overall travel orders increasing 232 percent year-on-year.
