With a 60.3% forest coverage, water quality of the six cross-province and cross-border river systems in Yunnan has reached the standard, and Yunnan’s natural beauty has brought in an increasing number of international tourists.

In response to the question from a China Daily reporter, Ruan Chengfa, a national-level lawmaker and Yunnan governor said obvious improvements have been witnessed in the tourism market in Yunnan province in the past two years.

A total of 780 complaints regarding tourism issues in Yunnan were received by the Tourism Network Complaint and Reporting Platform last year, a drop of 53 percent year-on-year, moving the province’s ranking nationally from 21st to sixth in the previous year.

Ruan added the smartphone app “You Yunnan”, or travel in Yunnan, has allowed tourists can find official travel information for 330 scenic spots, and more than 140 provide real-time online tour guides. 

Source: Yunnan Net and China Daily; trans-editing by Wang Shixue