"High Speed Rail + global tourism" has broad prospects

In recent years, "fast travel and slow travel" has become a new trend. Railway, especially high-speed railway, plays an increasingly prominent role in promoting the development of local tourism economy. During the two sessions, Liang Liuke, member of the CPPCC National Committee and President of Luoyang Normal University, accepted an interview with our reporter, and talked about his views on high-speed rail tourism, and shared his understanding of China's railway development. The main research direction of liangliuke is regional economy and tourism geography. At this year's two sessions, his proposal focuses on the promotion and protection of the Yellow River culture. When it comes to railway, his first impression is also related to culture. "Tang Sancai was discovered during the construction of Luoyang section of Longhai railway. In my opinion, this is an example of the integration of railway development and cultural research." Liang Liuke said that Zhengzhou is also a city pulled by trains. The city has already formed its unique railway culture. Liang Liuke is very concerned about the railway development of his hometown Henan. After zhengzhou-ji'an high-speed railway is opened to traffic, the "meter" shaped high-speed railway network in Henan will be formed, and Zhengzhou will play a more obvious role as the railway center. "My first choice for business trip is high-speed rail. It's less than 40 minutes from Luoyang to Zhengzhou, and the fastest time from Zhengzhou to Beijing is more than 2 hours. It's very convenient." Liang Liuke said that this led to the emergence of "urbanization" and "near urbanization", which obviously promoted the local tourism economy. "The high-speed rail is less affected by the external environment and has a high punctuality rate. People are still willing to take the high-speed rail for travel and tourism." Liang Liuke has experienced high-speed rail in foreign countries. In contrast, he believes that China's high-speed rail is at the leading level in the world. "To inject more tourism elements into high-speed rail to help passengers solve the problem of" last kilometer ". I think high-speed rail will play an increasingly important role in the era of global tourism." Liang Liuke said. The railway department has been working hard to solve the "last kilometer" problem mentioned by Liang Liuke. High speed rail station is one of the solutions. In Luanchuan, Luoyang, there is a high-speed rail station. There is no high-speed railway in Luanchuan, but through the "zero transfer" bus at the trackless station, local people can get to Luoyang Longmen station directly; tourists from other places can get to Luoyang Longmen station directly by bus. Luanchuan is a designated poverty alleviation County of railway, and the construction of high-speed railway trackless station is one of the measures taken by the railway to help Luanchuan out of poverty. Liang Liuke said that a series of railway poverty alleviation measures will play an important role in promoting the tourism economy of Luanchuan, and will be of great significance in filling the gaps in tourism across the region.