Published : 3:42 A.M. EST, Sep 19, 2007

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Hubei Provincial Government plans to invest CNY 26.9 billion to the construction of 40 new large-scale tourism projects in the Three Gorges Tourist Area in the next 13 years.

According to the plan, a number of top scenic spots in the Three Gorges Tourist Area, such as the Three Gorges Dam, Shennong Stream, Shennongjia Forest Zone, Quyuan Temple-Phoenix Moutain Cultural Tourist Area, Sanyou Cave-Mouth of Xiling Gorge Tourist Area and Huangling Temple, are all to be improved.

Once completed, the Three Gorges Tourist Area will become a first-class composite tourist destination, with better transportation, more advanced preservation, more beautiful ecological environment and better service.