I have visited along with journalists from South East Asian countries at Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Wenshan County, the government seat of the prefecture, is about 310 kilometers from Kunming. Wenshan is the origin and main producing area of pseudo-ginseng, a precious traditional Chinese Medicine with the effect of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and nourishing blood. Vice Governor of People’s Government of Wenshan Prefecture Ms. Tian Yan, in an interview explained various things to Mewati Sitaram Editor in Chief Mumbai Messenger Newspaper, an excerpt.
- What is special about Wenshan?
Wenshan is one of the most beautiful areas in Yunnan. It has the settlement of diverse ethnic minority groups. Due to its low latitude tempered by its high elevation, Wenshan has a mild humid climate with short, mild, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. There are 55 ethnic minorities in China besides Han people.
- How strong is Wenshan in economy?
One of the largest electric companies known as Yunnan Wenshan Electric Power Co., Ltd is located here, listed on the Shanghai stock exchange. The Wenshan Zinc Mine is known for producing world class, deep blue hemimorphite specimens. Wenshan is a producer of ‘Sanchi’, a plant with medicinal properties which grows away from daylight under huge plastic sheets.
- How important is Wenshan for tourism?
Wenshan is worthy of the top choice for travelling in Yunnan. Wenshan enjoys the ancient land and heroic people and has the rich natural tourism resource and profound history culture. It is a famous and inviting destination for travel in Yunnan. Here Bozhushan Mountain shows you the sea of clouds, Puzhehei gives the experience of a fishing-boat man singing at sunset, Cemetery of Martyrs in Wenshan City represents the great heroes; Bamei is the ‘Land of Idyllic Beauty’.
- Which are other tourist attractions in Wenshan?
There are many tourist places in Wenshan for travellers which could be an amazing attraction. The tourism highlights include Bamei Village regarded as a land of idyllic beauty, Lotus Lake is a panoramic view of clear lakes and pond full of lotus, emerald mountains and enchanting karst landscape. Other top highlights are Laojun Mountain Forest Park, Liujing Karst Caves and Seven Star Lake. The tourists can visit Yunnan Baiyao Digital Sanqi Industrial Park. Here, in the lawn you can get to see rare black colour swans. There are two pairs of couple black swans with three new born swans. Also, you can see the herbal plants grown with the latest advanced technology. These herbal plants are used for medical, industrial and eating purposes. There are so many products produced here like beauty treatments, tea, toothpastes, dried ginger, fresh fruits like black berry, lychees, medicine for hair growth and maintenance, liquid medicine for immunity and digestion and many more. They have a shop where you can buy products for your use. If you happen to come here on the Torch Festival around June of the lunar calendar, you can see many people lighting torches on the streets and enjoy the folk song and dance performances. Bamei Village, a quaint and unspoiled Zhuang settlement, affords a rare glimpse of a way of life rarely seen in modern China
- Does wenshan has enough hotels and nightlife for tourists?
Wenshan is known for its wonderful climate and good hospitality sector. There are 54 good hotels, 4 luxury hotels and good lodging are available. Tourists can choose their stay as per their budget. Besides, there are plenty of night clubs, pubs and bars where tourists can enjoy their night life.
- Is there any department of tourism?
Yes, we have department of tourism and culture which takes care of our tourism activities. We promote our tourism through television, radio channels, social media platforms and various shows in different places for tourism promotions.
- Are there any tour operators and are they registered?
We have many tour operators and all are registered with the tourism department. They design many programmes for tourists keeping their interest in mind. We ensure that no difficulties or problems take place for tourists. In case if we receive any complaints from tourists about any difficulties faced by them through any tour operators, we ensure to refund their money within 30 days.
- Who are the tourists who visit Wengshan?
Due to the popularity of various destinations in Wengshan and other nearby areas, tourists from neighbouring countries like Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar regularly visit. Besides, we get local tourists from various cities of China who also frequently visit here.We are optimistic that due to are scenic locations Indian tourists will also like these places, and would visit here.
H.E. Tian Yan, Vice Governor of People’s Government of Wenshan with Mewati Sitaram.
Editor in Chief : Mewati SItaram
