In the hot summer season, walking into the Sailikti Ranch in Wusu city, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, you will be greeted by lush green grass and blooming flowers. In the distance, primitive forests and vast grasslands complement each other, making it a “natural oxygen bar” for tourists.
The Daofu Monk Scenic Area is located in the central part of the Tianshan Mountains, covering an area of 6,031 hectares with a forest coverage rate of 79.1 percent. The average summer temperature here is only around 20 degree centigrade, attracting countless tourists to visit and escape the heat. In 2023, the local area received 5 million tourists, an increase of 189.1 percent, and achieved a comprehensive tourism revenue of 2.6 billion yuan, an increase of 178.2 percent.
In 2024, the local government will invest heavily in new energy vehicles for public transportation services, creating a low-carbon, environmentally friendly, and pollution-free green mode of transportation. In mid-July, all 70 local electric buses were powered by green electricity, becoming the first batch of electric buses in Xinjiang to be connected to green electricity, achieving zero carbon travel for tourists.
With the continuous improvement of tourism infrastructure, the appearance of local villages has quietly undergone significant changes. In Ailiqi village, rows of neatly arranged streetlamps and electric poles stand on both sides of the asphalt road, while brand new brick houses and yurts are scattered in various corners of the village, like a painting. Relying on unique tourism resources, the rural tourism business of the herdsmen in Ailiqi village is becoming increasingly prosperous, and many young people who have gone out to work have returned to their hometowns to start rural tourism.
The popularity of rural tourism cannot be separated from sufficient and stable power support. In recent years, State Grid Kuitun Power Supply Company has actively served the construction of beautiful rural areas, making electricity an important engine for the development of rural industries, the prosperity of the agricultural economy, and the increase of farmers’ income, injecting momentum into the vigorous development of rural tourism.
State Grid Kuitun Power Supply Company has also played a key role in supporting rural revitalization by upgrading the rural power grid, improving stability and reliability, and meeting the growing electricity demand of local tourism. At the same time, the company vigorously promotes electricity consumption and introduces preferential electricity policies to reduce costs for rural users and create a favorable development environment.