
With the theme of "Smart Meteorology Empowering All-Dimensional Cultural Tourism", the conference discussed new paths for the integrated development of meteorology and cultural tourism.
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The Meteorological Tourism Development Conference aims to explore how meteorological departments can improve the quality of cultural tourism services and ensure tourism safety through digital and intelligent means. This conference focused on the implementation of the “15th Five-Year Plan” and the Outline for High-Quality Meteorological Development.
China News Service, Weinan, Shaanxi, September 29th (Reporter Alina) The 4th Meteorological Tourism Development Conference was held in Weinan City, Shaanxi Province on the 29th. With the theme of "Smart Meteorology Empowering All-Dimensional Cultural Tourism", this conference jointly discussed new paths and new opportunities for high-quality development of cultural tourism empowered by meteorology.
Cao Xiaozhong, deputy director of the China Meteorological Administration, said that the Meteorological Tourism Development Conference has become an important platform for cross-border dialogue between domestic meteorology and culture and tourism, building industry consensus, sharing innovative results, and deepening pragmatic cooperation. Focusing on the goal of "smart weather empowering all-dimensional cultural tourism", the meteorological department will follow the requirements of the "15th Five-Year Plan" outline and the "Outline for High-Quality Meteorological Development (2022-2035)" to promote the expansion and quality improvement of cultural tourism weather services through scenario-based digital and intelligent construction, adhere to the bottom line of safety, revitalize climate resources, implement scene services, and promote "meteorology + cultural tourism" to add new momentum.
In the keynote report session, Min Qingwen, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a researcher at the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, gave a keynote report on "Meteorological Tourism Development from the perspective of the 15th Five-Year Plan"; Zhu Xiaoxiang, director of the Public Meteorological Service Center of the China Meteorological Administration (hereinafter referred to as: Public Service Center), made a "National Meteorological Tourism High-Quality Development Report", systematically explaining the meteorological department's effectiveness in ensuring tourism safety and empowering the high-quality development of the cultural and tourism industry, and released 42 innovative cases of integrated development of meteorological, cultural and tourism industries. A number of experts and scholars made special reports on topics such as artificial intelligence empowering cultural tourism, the integration of traditional Chinese medicine medical care services and meteorology, and the ecology of a safe and sustainable meteorological tourism industry.
During the conference, two cooperation results were implemented. The Public Service Center teamed up with the Information Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the four municipal governments of Weinan in Shaanxi, Zhangjiajie in Hunan, Lincang in Yunnan, and Pu'er to launch a national cultural and tourism meteorological service intelligent base demonstration plan. The plan relies on the "Fenghe" large language model of the artificial intelligence meteorological service system to create a unified cultural and tourism meteorological service intelligent base and plug-in platform to achieve national-level intensive construction and local on-demand assembly. At the same time, the Public Service Center has joined forces with the Peking Union Medical College Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, the Meteorological Detection Center of the China Meteorological Administration, the China Academy of Meteorological Sciences, the Guangdong Provincial Meteorological Bureau, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Meteorological Bureau, Minyihui and other units and enterprises to launch an innovative consortium for the cross-integration of airborne pollen and health and wellness services, to jointly carry out research on data sharing and pollen monitoring technology, develop refined pollen concentration forecast and early warning technology, and deepen cross-research and application services for pollen and allergic diseases.
At the "Weather Empowering Cultural Tourism - Weinan Cases and Replicable Paths" salon held that day, experts from cultural and tourism departments, universities, enterprises, industry associations and other fields exchanged and discussed the development of Weinan's cultural tourism and replicable paths. Subsequently, two exchange reports were held on how meteorology empowers the high-quality development of cultural tourism in Shaanxi and how climate endowment creates a golden business card for the city.
In the case sharing session, representatives from meteorological departments in many places shared their innovative practical experience in the integrated development of meteorology, culture and tourism, focusing on themes such as smart weather to protect the safety of scenic spots in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui to "seek benefits and avoid harm", realize the climate and ecological value of white tea in Fuding, Ningde, Fujian, protect cultural heritage from lightning in Shiyan, Hubei, meteorological symbiosis of culture and tourism in the snowy area of Diqing, Yunnan, and health care in the Ningxia climate empowerment fortress.
It is reported that this conference is hosted by the Public Meteorological Service Center of the China Meteorological Administration and the Weinan Municipal People's Government.
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