国内英语资讯:Across China: Fishing town cashes in on New Years first sunshine
<p><span word="HANGZHOU">HANGZHOU</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horizon">horizon</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Shitang">Shitang</span> <span word="Township">Township</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="greeting">greeting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Shitang">Shitang</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ray">ray</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sunshine">sunshine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="millennium">millennium</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="Shitang">Shitang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="little">little</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="town">town</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1999, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wenling">Wenling</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="administers">administers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="received">received</span> 556,000 <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> 334 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (47.8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>).</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>, <span word="Wenling">Wenling</span> <span word="received">received</span> 1.03 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sunshine">sunshine</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wenling">Wenling</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>. <span word="From">From</span> 2001 <span word="to">to</span> 2018, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wenling">Wenling</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2018, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="received">received</span> 18.9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20.76 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="trash">trash</span>-<span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spotless">spotless</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="trails">trails</span> <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recreational">recreational</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>.</p><p><span word="Shitang">Shitang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="vacant">vacant</span> <span word="village">village</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unattended">unattended</span> <span word="village">village</span>.</p>
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