A sunrise view is seen at a scenic spot in Hezhang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 4, 2021. Hezhang County, featuring beautiful natural scenery and distinctive culture, has ramped up efforts in improving tourism facilities and boosting tourism industry in recent years. Tourism development of the county has given impetus to its rural revitalization. Statistics show that the county has received 4.34 million visitor trips from January to August this year. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

China’s tourism authorities will establish a pre-epidemic forecasting mechanism in the wake of the latest COVID-19 epidemic resurgence, aiming to strengthen the tourism industry’s risk resistance capacity.
 
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism said the mechanism aims to help the tourism industry take the initiative on epidemic control before an epidemic actually occurs.
 
The mechanism will offer forecasts for popular tourism sites and guide local governments to implement strict epidemic measures, in order to help the industry raise its ability to prevent and control epidemics more scientifically.
  
The latest epidemic flare-up that was first reported in a tour group in Northwest China’s Shaanxi has spread to 20 provinces and regions.