Xinyang has many outstanding tourism attractions. Jigongshan National Park, Dongzhai
National Nature Reserve, Jinggangtai National Geopark and Nanwanhu National Forest Park are
the popular ones. A combination of beautiful natural landscape and rich tea culture makes
Xinyang a popular tourist destination. Xinyang local government has held 16 annual tea events
since 1992. A two-day tea plantations tour production has been provided by local travel agencies.
The tourism industry in Xinyang has developed quickly since 2004 with over 20% growth rate. In
2008, 7.89 million tourists visited Xinyang, generating 1.89 billion RMB tourism revenue
(approximately ?189 million GBP) (HNTA, 2008).