Tourism heats up as faster train service launched in Lijiang, SW China's Yunnan

Aerial photo taken on April 21, 2019 shows the scenery of Blue Moon Valley in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province. According to local authority, tourism started to heat up when a faster train service was launched between Lijiang and provincial capital Kunming in early 2019. During the first season, Lijiang welcomed 12.325 million arrivals and saw a total revenue of 25.637 billion yuan, up 21.5 percent and 15.13 percent respectively than the previous year. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)