Black Valley scenic spot winning the best tourist attraction in China at the China travel word-of-mouth award ceremony (Picture provided by sponsor)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- On the evening of April 23, China travel word-of-mouth award ceremony, which is known as the “Oscar” of the tourism industry, was held in Chongqing. The 2018 annual list was officially announced. Chongqing won many awards and was among the top ten in the country, ranked fourth, becoming the black horse in the domestic tourist destination list.

In 2018, the list of the most popular tourist destinations in China shows that Shanghai, Hong Kong and Xi'an are the top three, followed by Chongqing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Beijing, Sanya, Macau and Qingdao. The top ten tourist destinations outside the country are occupied by Tokyo.

“The innovative marketing of short video has made many of Chongqing's urban landscape which is not a tourist attraction popular, such as Liziba Light Rail Station, Huangguan Grand Escalator and other destinations. They are very popular among young travelers and have become popular must-go places. In a short period of time, it promoted the popularity of Chongqing tourism.” The experts in the China Travel Word-of-mouth List pointed out that the popularity of Chongqing tourism is inseparable from the rise of short video apps.

At the same time, in addition to being selected for the most popular domestic tourist destination awards, Chongqing Yuzhong District, Black Valley Scenic Spot and Chongqing Two-river Night Tour have also respectively won the best awards in China for the Best Culture Creation District, the Best Domestic Tourist Attractions and the Most Popular Online Scenic Spots. In addition, Chongqing has also been awarded one of the top 10 foodie travel destinations in the world. It is the largest black horse destination city in the ceremony.

It is understood that the China Travel Word-of-mouth List has released a list for 9 years. Compared with 2017, the list of 2018 changes more. The person in charge of the list said that in the new historic background, the list should continue to adapt to the trend to better realize professionalism and preciseness. (Translated by Bai Junjie, Fathom Language Limited)