This week, 112 key cultural and tourism projects were signed and updated, with the highest investment reaching 50 billion yuan | CAAPA Cultural and Tourism Investment Weekly Report
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According to incomplete statistics from the China Tourism Association (CAAPA), this week (April 12-18), there were 112 key cultural and tourism projects with domestic signing and renewal progress, with the highest signed amount of 50 billion yuan. The signing briefing is as follows:
The Space Hotel project focuses on the extended industrial chain of the aerospace field, and will be built into a high-end tourist destination integrating accommodation, entertainment, and science education;
The Wenchang Space Launch Observation Camp project plans to build the Phase II project of the Wenchang Space Science Popularization Center, which will rely on the space launch site to create a space launch observation camp integrating space science popularization, space research and study, launch observation, industrial tourism, and space events;
The government of Danzhou City and Yongkang Huanlehai Tourism Development Co., Ltd. signed a contract to jointly develop the Nada Town Yala Water Park Complex project;
The government of Wenchang City and Inspace (Beijing) Aerospace Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. signed a contract to jointly develop the Wenchang Space Aerospace Theme Hotel project;
Wanning City Urban Investment and Construction Co., Ltd. and Hong Kong Junhao International Hotel Management Co., Ltd. signed a contract to jointly build the Wanning Riyue Bay Tourism Infrastructure Quality Improvement and Efficiency Enhancement Project;
Qionghai Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau and Hainan Tangquanju Hot Spring B&B Management Co., Ltd. signed a contract to jointly develop the Beirong Village Guantang Yuefu Hot Spring B&B project.
Liaoning signed 10 cultural and tourism projects
On April 11, the "2025 Liaoning Province Culture, Sports, and Tourism Project Yangtze River Delta Investment Promotion Conference" opened in Shanghai. The event signed 10 strategically significant projects covering ice and snow hot springs, smart cultural tourism, and ecological health care, with an intended cooperation amount of 7.86 billion yuan.
Signed projects include:
Shenyang Fangcheng 15,000㎡ new Chinese style immersive street area joins hands with digital performing arts to build a time-travel cultural, business, tourism, and meeting hall.
Northeast China's first 360° dome theater is about to light up Shenyang Dadong, creating a magical space with day and night dual scenes.
Dalian Xiaoping Island reconstructs the coastal entertainment blueprint with a super scale of 150,000㎡.
Shanghai and Liaoning jointly build a comprehensive demonstration base for Zhuanghe cultural tourism industry, creating a super hub for cultural tourism and health care.
Anshan City will build a panoramic cultural tourism hub in Dayang River, reconstructing the Guandong tourism landmark in a three-in-one way.
Fushun City will create an 85-hectare all-time vibrant field, creating a city that never sleeps in all four seasons.
Benxi City will activate the Benxi Lake industrial site through four-dimensional development, allowing steel memories to pulsate with cultural and creative vitality.
Dandong City will build a folk culture village tourism scenic area cultural communication matrix with a 3,840㎡ antique complex.
Jinzhou City will build a five-dimensional holiday kingdom in the Yiwulushan leisure health care resort, allowing the millennial famous mountain to radiate all-time charm.
Fuxin City will build the closest ecological matrix to the sea in the Deligeer Grassland Scenic Area.
Total investment of approximately 3.78 billion
Chang'an District 2 1 Agricultural, Cultural, and Tourism Project Signing
On April 15, the 2025 Chang'an District Cultural and Tourism Investment Promotion and Key Project Signing Ceremony was grandly held in Da Qinling Flower Valley.
Chang'an District and Shaanxi Xiying Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd., Xi'an Cuihua Mountain Tourism Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing Zihan Cultural Development Co., Ltd. and 22 other companies signed agricultural, cultural, and tourism cooperation agreements, with a total investment of approximately 3.78 billion yuan.
Total investment of 3.77 billion
Nan'an 5 projects signed

On April 16, Nan'an Rongmei released news. A Quanzhou-Shanghai Forestry (Flower) Investment Promotion Conference was held in Pudong, Shanghai. A total of 5 projects from Nan'an City were signed, with a total investment of 3.77 billion yuan.
The Quanzhou Jiuzhou Huaxianshan Wenlv Park construction project plans to invest 2.5 billion yuan. It is located in She'er Village, Shishan Town, with a planned land area of 6800 mu. Using the Shanmen Reservoir as a water landscape and the Yunlong Mountain Range as a flower sea landscape, it will construct cultural and tourism landscapes including the Earth-Bursting Golden Lotus, a visitor center, and a Huaxian Square.
The China (Quanzhou) Flower Culture and Tourism Industry Park project plans to invest 1 billion yuan, covering approximately 3000 mu, with a core area of approximately 720 mu. It plans to introduce 2000 brand stores and outdoor landscaped scenes, inviting strong and professional flower farmers and well-known brand enterprises from home and abroad, aiming to create the largest professional international flower industry market in the Minnan region, a "fragrant world and tourist destination".
The Dengfeng Sports Training Base plans to invest 0.7 billion yuan. The project leverages the natural advantages of Meishan Town's mountains, forests, and water resources. By adopting a "land lease +" model for rapid project construction, it will actively cultivate fashionable leisure sports projects such as mountain, water, motor, aviation, and extreme sports, creating a fitness and leisure demonstration area and industry belt with regional characteristics.
The Meishan Township Changye Xiangcheng Forest Ecological Sightseeing Park project plans to invest 0.5 billion yuan, covering an area of approximately 1000 mu. The project plans to construct 4000 square meters of factory buildings, plant 1000 mu of Changye Xiangcheng oranges, and build supporting facilities such as warehousing and fruit screening facilities, health trails, and viewing platforms, creating a modern sightseeing experience park integrating sightseeing, picking experiences, stove-cooked tea, and a camping base.
Shangyuan Extreme Middle Grass The Yaokangyang Base project plans to invest 1.5 billion yuan, with a planned land area of 2500 mu. It plans to develop projects such as Chinese herbal medicine planting, forest health and wellness resorts, and medicinal diet experiences.
Total investment of 840 million
Luoyang City 7 Commercial, Cultural, and Tourism Integration Projects Signed

On April 17, the 42nd China Luoyang Peony Culture Festival Commercial, Cultural, and Tourism Integration Consumption Matching Conference was held, Seven projects, including the Laocheng District Daozun Street area's commercial, cultural, and tourism integration project and the Jianxi District Shanghai Market commercial, cultural, and tourism project, were signed on-site, with a total investment of 840 million yuan.
Total investment of 300 million
“Minzhong Bida” Haikou Granary Riverside Landscape Project Signing

On April 16, Zhongshan Zhangjiabian Enterprise Group Co., Ltd. and Heshan Muyanshe Space Design Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony. The two parties will jointly create the “Minzhong Bida” Haikou Granary Riverside Landscape project in the Huojian High-tech Zone, Minzhong Street.
It is reported that the project has a total investment of 300 million yuan and will be built into Minzhong Street's first landmark cultural and tourism project integrating modern service industries and traditional historical building groups. The project will create a 200-mu immersive cultural and tourism space, planning to build five commercial themed activity viewing spots, including a century-old kapok coffee shop, a wetland park fishing theme camp, and a grassland music market, constructing a waterfront life demonstration model integrating cultural experience, ecological leisure, and fashionable consumption.
Total investment of 300 million
Nan Zheng District Han Culture Animation Industry Project Signing

On April 18, Nan Zheng released a WeChat public account message. The Nan Zheng District Han Culture Animation Industry Project was successfully signed.
It is reported that the project has a total investment of 300 million yuan and is planned to be located in the Jingdong Technology (Hanzhong) Digital Economy Industrial Park. Shenzhen Bik Digital Culture Industry Group Co., Ltd. will create and produce Han culture-themed animated films, carry out related IP digitalization and commercial operation, develop derivative products, and promote the integrated development of culture and industry.
Total investment exceeding 100 million
Yancheng, Jiangsu "Yue Dong Live Trendy Base"
Theme Amusement Park Project Signing

On April 14, the Yancheng, Jiangsu "Yue Dong Live Trendy Base" theme amusement park cooperation project was signed.
It is reported that the project has a total investment exceeding 100 million yuan and covers an area of approximately 88 mu, aiming to create a landmark "Happy Kingdom." The amusement park will plan to build 20 amusement facilities, including a Ferris wheel, a glass water slide walkway, and a sea island battle, covering various types such as exciting adventures, parent-child interaction, and leisure experiences, aiming to create a city happy park integrating leisure and entertainment, sports and fitness, parent-child interaction, and cultural experiences.
Total investment of 20 million
“Shangxi · Lanlianfang” Forest Research and Study Cultural Tourism Project Signing

On the morning of April 17, a strategic cooperation signing ceremony was held between the Shang Lake Town People's Government and Guichuan Lanlianfang Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
It is reported that the project has a total investment of 20 million yuan and covers an area of 100 mu. Relying on the natural scenery of Xiatan Village's rural countryside, it is carefully planned and constructed with the goal of all-season operation. The project will focus on building Shang Lake Town's first comprehensive cultural tourism and research base, covering forest research camps, agricultural culture experience areas, seasonal vegetable picking, and pet interaction parks, constructing a full-age, diversified service system to accurately match the cultural and tourism needs of different customer groups.
The Three Thousand Li Large-scale Mountain and Water Real-Scene Performance Project Officially Signed
On April 15, the signing ceremony and project launch ceremony for the Westin Hotel at Huaqiao City Yibin Center were held in Xizhou District, Yibin City.
It is understood that the Westin Hotel, which has settled in Yibin, is a flagship luxury brand under Marriott International Group. It advocates "vibrant and healthy living" and is committed to providing guests with high-end accommodation and customized services. Currently, there are over 250 Westin Hotels operating globally, widely distributed in major cities worldwide. The Westin Yibin Center Hotel, with a total construction area of approximately 40,000 square meters, will be equipped with a swimming pool, an all-day dining restaurant, and other facilities. The hotel is expected to begin trial operations in 2026.
On April 15, a grand groundbreaking ceremony was held for Sanya Mixc.
It is reported that Sanya Mixc will deeply integrate the innovative model of "commerce + ecology + tourism." Through a commercial complex of approximately 800,000 square meters, with Sanya Mixc (approximately 300,000 square meters) as the main part and a diverse range of business layouts, it will promote the transformation of Haitang Bay from a single tourism resort area to an international coastal metropolis integrating "ecology-industry-life."
Beijing's first Mixc project approved

On April 15, in the program "2025 Shanghai Min Sheng Interview," Wang Zhen, Director of the Shanghai Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Management Committee and Director of the Shanghai Municipal Housing Management Bureau, introduced that the Shanghai Jinshan LEGOLAND project is planned to begin trial operation in June this year and officially open in July.
It is reported that Shanghai LEGOLAND is the 11th globally and the first in China. Located in northern Jinshan District, Shanghai, the entire park covers an area of 318,000 square meters. It features eight themed areas: LEGO Monkie Kid, LEGO Imagination World, LEGO City, LEGO Castle, LEGO Ninjago, Brick Street, Fun Brick City, and LEGO Friends. It boasts over 75 interactive rides, shows, and attractions, as well as 2,889 LEGO models built from over 85 million LEGO bricks, providing visitors with a diversified integrated experience of dining, accommodation, sightseeing, shopping, and entertainment.
Nishan Sacred Land Phase II Luyuan Town Project
Officially opens on May 1
On April 12, according to media reports. The Luyuan Town project, a phase II project of Shandong Nishan Sacred Land, has entered its final stages and will open on May 1 The park will be open to the public. Luyuan Town will create a 24-hour leisure business model covering dining, accommodation, transportation, and tourism, making it a resort destination.
It is reported that the Luyuan Town project has a total construction area of approximately 380,000 square meters. Positioned as a "base for experiencing excellent traditional Chinese culture and a humanistic tourism destination," it adopts a "content + scene" design approach, using a layout based on the principles of propriety and order as a framework to connect various cultural tourism and research-study-travel sections. After the opening of the scenic area, it will focus on the development of the large cultural tourism and large education industries. In the future, it will gather cultural experiences, interactive performances, education and training, research-study-travel tours, and cultural and creative development. It is expected to be connected with Nishan Sacred Land in the future. Ultimately, it will perfectly integrate scenario-based classrooms and experiential scenes, forming a fully immersive experience.
With a total investment exceeding 3.5 billion RMB
Maoming "Sunshine 100 Colorful World" project launched

On April 15, the launch ceremony for the Maoming "Sunshine 100 Colorful World" project was held in Aiqun Village, Yangjiao Town, Maonan District.
It is understood that the Maoming "Sunshine 100 Colorful World" project has a total investment of over 3.5 billion yuan, a total planned area of approximately 1,000 mu (approximately 66.7 hectares), and a total construction land area of approximately 330 mu (approximately 22 hectares). The first phase of development covers approximately 130 mu (approximately 8.7 hectares), and the second phase covers approximately 187 mu (approximately 12.5 hectares). The project is positioned as an innovative cultural tourism complex, adopting a village-style commercial street and park-style layout. It integrates surrounding ecological restoration, road improvement, and landscape enhancement into the construction project, aiming to create a model project for urban-rural integration. At the same time, it will build a "Colorful One Mile" along the "one river and two banks" of Xiao Dongjiang River, transforming the former mine pit lake into a water park. The commercial district will introduce diverse businesses such as outlet malls and themed restaurants, creating an all-weather consumption scene.
Total investment of approximately 3.3 billion RMB
Henan Luoyang Huaxia Historical Civilization Inheritance and Innovation
Industrial Park Project Officially Starts Construction
On April 15, the Luoyang Huaxia Historical Civilization Inheritance and Innovation Industrial Park project officially commenced construction, marking the project's entry into the substantive construction phase.
The Luoyang Huaxia Historical Civilization Inheritance and Innovation Industrial Park project is a cultural industrial park jointly created by Luoyang and Huachang Fantasi Culture and Technology Group. With a total investment of approximately 3.3 billion yuan, it deeply integrates cutting-edge technologies such as 5G, VR, and holographic projection, highlighting three major themes: Huaxia historical civilization, Luoyang's characteristic culture, and Fantasi animation culture. This project is Luoyang's first high-quality, distinctive, and attractive immersive cultural industrial park integrating cultural creativity, technological entertainment, and leisure vacations. Upon completion, it will further promote the in-depth integration of Luoyang's cultural tourism development, effectively enhance the city's capabilities, and become a new landmark and calling card for Luoyang.
Shuyang Oceanarium Project
Expected completion before October

April 13, Suqian Daily reported. Currently, All buildings of the Shuyang Oceanarium project have been topped out, and the project is expected to be completed before October this year. Suqian Shuanggou Distillery Wine Culture Experience Center has completed the installation of external wall insulation boards, internal and external wall construction and painting. Workers are orderly installing fire protection pipes, ventilation pipes and other facilities. It is expected that the civil engineering will be completed by the end of May this year, and the project will be completed and put into use in 2026.
It is understood that, The Shuyang Oceanarium project has a total investment of approximately 550 million yuan and a total construction area of approximately 80,000 square meters. In addition to showcasing marine life and popularizing knowledge about marine ecosystems to visitors, the Shuyang Oceanarium also features accommodation, dining, and retail spaces, creating new tourism experiences such as diving fitness, underwater wedding photography, and geological disaster simulation scene education. It aims to achieve a "breakthrough" through the "oceanarium + shopping center" approach, releasing new consumer vitality with a compound tourism model.
Investment of approximately 400 million yuan
Chaozhou Chaoren Park Expected to open this year

April 12, Chaozhou Daily reported. The Chaoren Park project is progressing smoothly, has entered the final stage, Currently, the main building is basically completed, and the landscaping, interior decoration, and characteristic landscape construction are proceeding in an orderly manner After completion this year, it will be fully open to the public and become a river-heart cultural landmark connecting the two banks of the Han River.
It is understood that, The Chaoren Cultural Park covers an area of 400 mu (approximately 266,667 square meters), with an investment of approximately 400 million yuan, and is located by the Chaozhou Bridge. In terms of functional layout, the Chaoren Park is divided into two large areas, north and south, with the Chaozhou Bridge as the axis, covering more than 20 characteristic projects. The north area focuses on cultural experience and local life, with Huaguoshan creating an immersive garden based on the mythical scenes of "Journey to the West." The pedestrian street gathers 66 shops, offering Chaozhou cuisine, ceramic products, and cultural and creative markets. The south area focuses on ecological technology and leisure and entertainment, with winding paths through a plant maze, intertwining lights and shadows in the Crystal Building, and children's playgrounds and senior leisure areas to meet the needs of all ages.
Total investment: 373 million yuan
Five projects in Huangguoshu Tourism Area commence construction simultaneously

Among them, the Huangguoshu Tourism Area Tianxingqiao Langgong Scenic Area Improvement and Reconstruction Project (Phase II) includes the Huangguoshu xB.Duck Colorful Drifting Paradise and Langgong Hotel. It is planned to be completed by the end of 2025. After completion, the project will further enrich the tourism industry of the Huangguoshu Tourism Area, improve the quality of the scenic area, and provide tourists with a richer tourism experience.
Total investment: 350 million yuan
Wanggong Overseas Chinese Historical and Cultural Street Project
Expected completion in August this year
Gansu Longnan "White Horse Ceremony" Immersive Performing Arts Project
will have a trial performance on May 1
On the afternoon of April 14, the Gansu Provincial Government Information Office held a press conference revealing that the "White Horse Ceremony" immersive performing arts project, located in Wenxian County, Gansu Longnan, will have a trial performance on May 1.
It is understood that the "White Horse Ceremony" project is a comprehensive cultural tourism complex integrating intangible cultural heritage protection, cultural inheritance, real-scene innovation, and industry integration, with a total investment of 229 million. The project delves into the unique regional culture of Wenxian County, using legends, folk customs, and intangible cultural heritage traditions from the Baima people for dramatic creation. It innovatively designed a 360-degree rotating audience seating area and a multi-layered annular stage structure with sound, light, and electricity, creating a unique immersive experience. The audience's perspective is always at the center of the performance, with a full-view sensory experience, achieving a perfect fusion of technology and art, showcasing the diverse folk culture of the Baima people, bringing intangible cultural heritage to life and popularity.
Four Agricultural, Cultural, and Tourism Integration Projects in Dinghuo Town Commence Construction

On April 15, China Haiying City officially announced that the Run, Brother Park will have a trial operation during May Day.
It is understood that the project covers an area of 1000 mu (approximately 166 acres) and is an innovative all-season, all-weather cultural tourism complex integrating theme park, film and television shooting, leisure vacation, and creative industries. It features six major areas: Variety High-Energy Zone (Star Dream Factory), Warm Parent-Child Zone (Children's Dreamland), Scream Release Zone (Adventure Wonderland), Xuanhuan Challenge Zone (Secret Realm Tribe), Science and Technology Creative Zone (Azure Dream), and Gilded Years Zone (Sea Legend). In due course, variety shows such as "Running Man" and "Ace vs. Ace" will use program recording, star interaction, and scene reproduction to help "Running Man Park" become a new cultural tourism landmark integrating variety show experience, leisure entertainment, and cultural dissemination.
Huili Ancient City Improvement and Transformation Project Nears Completion

According to a WeChat public account message from Liangshan on April 14, the Huili Ancient City improvement and transformation project is nearing completion. Huili has comprehensively improved the quality of the ancient city's core area, accelerating the formation of a new "Huili-Lijiang-Dali" ancient city cultural tourism loop, promoting deep integration of culture and tourism, creating new consumption growth poles, and striving to build an international sunshine health tourism destination.
According to the "Huili National Historical and Cultural City Master Plan", residents within the ancient city will be appropriately relocated, historical buildings and cultural relics protection buildings will be protectively repaired, ordinary buildings will be built in a courtyard style, and the ancient city's cultural tourism industry will be developed. At the same time, cooperation with the original residents of the ancient city who have not been relocated will be carried out to showcase and experience intangible cultural heritage, develop hotels, homestays, bars, restaurants and other ancient city cultural tourism formats, and develop Huili's characteristic cultural tourism products.

Dongting Fisherman's Song Town Project Commences
According to the introduction, the Dongting Fisherman's Song Town project leverages Yueyang's fishery resource advantages, taking the thousand-year-old Dongting Lake fishing culture as its core, to create three characteristic sections: a fishery transformation demonstration area, a fishing culture experience area, and a fishing village style commercial street area. It will become an immersive cultural tourism landmark town integrating cultural experience, characteristic catering, cultural and creative consumption, and leisure entertainment.
"Daming Illusion"
Fully Immersive Ming Dynasty Cultural Micro-Performance Theme Park Opens

On April 16, "Daming Illusion," a large-scale panoramic immersive national tide theme park in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, opened. The park uses the Ming Dynasty as its time-space background, reconstructing the "Yongle Prosperity" through immersive scenes, interactive performances, and detailed processing.
According to the introduction, the theme park features special activities such as "A City of Good Plays" Drama Cube, NPC immersive interaction, Kyushu Market Food God Street, and Iron Flower Star Rain Thousand Lights Night Unending. Tourists become "Star Travelers," setting off from "Meteorite Valley," holding nautical charts, encountering historical figures such as Xu Xiake and Li Shizhen in the park, participating in exciting plots such as "Ten Thousand Nations Pay Tribute" and "Market Life," and becoming key figures in rewriting history.
Chengdu Finneyton Tianfu Farm
Planned to open to the public at the end of 2025

On April 11, "Finneyton Tianfu Farm," located in Chengdu Airport Flower Field, was officially announced, and is planned to open to the public at the end of 2025. Currently, the project has entered the intensive preparation and opening phase.
Finneyton Tianfu Farm covers an area of approximately 362 mu (approximately 60 acres), with the core concept of "nature education, food origins, and animal friendliness." It integrates Dutch and Chinese ecological aesthetics, vividly recreating classic scenes from picture books and films, creating four core areas: Finney & Ten Big World, Finney & Ten Theme Resort, Dutch Style Commercial Street, and a children's immersive theater that can accommodate 600 people. It is worth mentioning that the farm will launch a panda role tailored for Chengdu for the first time, bringing an educational, interactive, and fun parent-child farm experience.
Guangzhou Zengcheng Forest Light and Shadow Music Park Opens on May Day
From May 1st to 2nd, the Forest Light and Shadow Music Park will open, and will launch its first themed event.
It is understood that the Forest Light and Shadow Music Park is located north of the Zengjiang Gallery in Zengcheng Shitang Town, adjacent to the water system and forest landscape. It covers an area of approximately 700 mu (approximately 116 acres) and is planned to be built in three phases, with the first phase covering 430 mu (approximately 71 acres). The park uses ecological art as its foundation, planning functional areas such as light and shadow installations, music stages, and camping sites, creating an immersive experience space that operates day and night. As a new landmark of the Pearl River Delta "Emerald Oasis," the Forest Light and Shadow Music Park takes "Love Life, Love "Sen" Life" as its core concept, exploring new paths of "light and shadow + cultural tourism," "music + cultural tourism," and "art + cultural tourism," creating a cultural tourism performing arts experience park that integrates innovative experiences and fashionable landmark functions.
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