Black Myth Wukong Spurs Tourism Boom in China
TapTechNews August 22nd news, Black Myth: Wukong became extremely popular immediately after its launch and drove the development of domestic ancient architecture tourism. The game selected 36 scenic spots in 12 provinces and cities across the country as backgrounds, including the Lingyan Temple's Pagoda Forest and the Four-Gate Pagoda in Jinan, Shandong.
According to the Shandong Business Daily report, in order to welcome this wave of tremendous wealth, the Lingyan Temple scenic area is also actively setting up offline art installations of the game scenes and will successively purchase costume props to carry out live-action reenactment and move the scenes in the game to the scenic area.
The official of the Lingyan Temple scenic area, Shi Peng, introduced: As for what the Destiny One has actually done, it can only be known after clearing the third chapter of the game. Therefore, from now on, players who complete the third chapter in the game can enjoy the right to enjoy free lifetime visits to the Lingyan Temple with the achievement progress value.
The deputy minister of the marketing department of the Lingyan Temple scenic area, Zha Tianqi, said: Although the game has just been launched, we have already received some inquiries from tourists, and some people want to come specifically to explore and enjoy the scenery. Talking about this matter, Zha Tianqi said that the scenic area is actively preparing and planning relevant activities and figurines, and will take tourists to tour the Lingyan Temple with the Destiny One through offline activities, making the stunning pictures in the game concrete. At that time, there will also be corresponding preferential policies and souvenirs to give back to tourists.
TapTechNews noticed that among the 36 shooting locations in the Black Myth: Wukong game, Shanxi accounted for 27, and the game's release also triggered a tourism boom in Shanxi. The staff member of the Tourism Reception Unit of the Xiaoxitian Scenic Area in Lixian County said that after the game's shooting locations were announced, the number of tickets sold by this scenic area on August 20 this year increased by 300% compared to August 20 last year. Due to the increase in passenger flow, the next step for this scenic area will be to upgrade the smart ticketing system and at the same time add the game content to the explanation text.
According to the official news of the Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Shanxi Province is about to launch a Black Myth Tourism Route, and players can follow Wukong to travel in Shanxi.