Publication: Guizhou Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project : Cultural Heritage Tourism Strategic Overview
Date
2006-08-29
ISSN
Published
2006-08-29
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
In June 2006, the Guizhou Tourism
Administration's Guizhou Provincial Rural Tourism
Development Plan was approved by the National Tourism
Administration of The People's Republic of China
(CNTA). This plan provides official strategic guidance for
the development of the rural tourism sector and identifies
around 160 villages for development. The proposals for Bank
finance are primarily located within rural villages. Based
on an assessment of their tourism appeal and location, 60 of
the 160 sites identified in the Guizhou Provincial Rural
Tourism Development Plan have been prioritized for
development over the next five years under the loan being
sought from the World Bank. The proposal provides a
conceptual development plan for 60 sites, including
development and financial models, products to be marketed,
and involvement of a range of stakeholders including private
investors, NGOs and rural tourism associations. The
consultants are encouraged by the proposals that provide for
participation of local communities, however these proposals
will need to be integrated with the infrastructure
development plans in the next steps of project preparation.
Citation
“World Bank. 2006. Guizhou Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project : Cultural Heritage Tourism Strategic Overview. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/13003 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”