In recent years, Guangxi has implemented the "Three Year Action Plan for Accelerating the Construction of Beibu Gulf International Coastal Resort (2022-2024)" (referred to as the "Coastal Resort Plan") and the "Three Year Action Plan for Accelerating the Construction of Border Tourism Belt (2022-2024)" (referred to as the "Border Tourism Belt Plan"), innovated mechanisms, built facilities, held events, and created brands. The tourism foundation in border and coastal ethnic areas has been continuously strengthened, and the development of cultural and tourism industries has accelerated, effectively promoting high-quality regional development. On September 15, 2023, China's first cross-border tourism cooperation zone, the China Vietnam De Tian (Ban Yue) Waterfall Cross border Tourism Cooperation Zone (referred to as the "Cooperation Zone"), entered the trial operation stage. On October 15, 2024, the cooperation zone officially began operation, and tourists from China and Vietnam can enjoy a "one-day trip to the two countries" within the cooperation zone with their passports or entry and exit passes. As of December 31, 2024, the cooperation zone welcomed its 50000th passenger since its trial operation. The land border between Guangxi and Vietnam is 1020 kilometers long, with Chongzuo, Baise, and Fangchenggang cities and eight counties (cities, districts) bordering Vietnam. The border areas are inhabited by ethnic groups such as Zhuang, Han, Yao, Miao, and Jing. After the implementation of the "Border Tourism Belt Plan", Chongzuo, Baise, and Fangchenggang actively responded, refined the implementation plan based on local conditions, and promoted the effective implementation of the border tourism belt construction. Promoting the construction of the cooperation zone is one of the important achievements of this action plan. The construction of cross-border cooperation zones is an innovative practice in border tourism. The cooperative approach of co construction, sharing, and mutual benefit can effectively promote exchanges and deepen industrial cooperation and people to people connectivity between relevant regions of the two countries Duan Wenjun, Dean of the School of Tourism and Culture at Nanning Normal University, said. In addition to promoting the construction of the cooperation zone, Chongzuo City takes the brand positioning of "Beautiful Border Charm Chongzuo" and relies on resources such as the world cultural heritage - Zuojiang Huashan Rock Painting Cultural Landscape, to accelerate the construction of key cultural and tourism projects and improve the quality and service level of scenic spots; Fangchenggang City takes G219 National Highway as the main line, and builds the brand of "the most beautiful coastal scenic road" by upgrading a number of tourist facilities along the scenic road; Baise City relies on natural landscapes such as Tongling Grand Canyon and Goose Spring, as well as traditional Zhuang ethnic culture, to promote the upgrading of the cultural and tourism industry and create new highlights in border tourism. The improvement of the quality of these scenic spots not only strengthens their own brand influence, but also adds new highlights and opens up new paths for the border style tourism belt Qiu Yuhong, Director of the Policy and Regulation Department of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said. The momentum of coastal tourism is strong. In November 2024, the Beibu Gulf International Cruise Home Port located in Beihai, Guangxi, opened its maiden voyage. More than 1000 tourists took the "Blue Dream Song" cruise ship to Halong Bay, Vietnam, embarking on a three-day and two night "golden journey on the sea". I didn't expect the customs clearance procedures to be so convenient, which fills me with anticipation for my upcoming sea journey, "said tourist Lin Hong excitedly. About 40000 square kilometers of sea area, over 1600 kilometers of mainland coastline, more than 600 islands, and more than 10 harbors... Guangxi has a unique advantage in its maritime location of "one bay connecting eleven countries and promoting positive interaction between the east, west, and central regions", which gives it a unique advantage in developing coastal tourism. Since the implementation of the "Coastal Resort Plan", Beihai City, as one of the starting ports of the Maritime Silk Road, has built a number of major cultural and tourism projects such as cruise homeport, Yinji International Tourism Resort, and Beihai International Leisure Tourism Port, as well as a number of regional cultural characteristic scenic spots such as Yintan transformation and Gaode Ancient Town upgrade, and built a group of high star hotels, forming a new pattern of blooming flowers. The coastal and frontier city of Fangchenggang leverages the advantages of the border tourism pilot zone, accelerates the construction of key projects such as Baishawan International Natural Medicine Resort and Xiwan Scenic Area Sunshine Coast Beach, continuously improves and upgrades the city's tourism infrastructure, and plans to create boutique coastal tourism routes. Qinzhou City seizes the development opportunities of the Pinglu Canal and the Longmen Cross Sea Bridge construction, and fully promotes the development of Longmen Island and the construction of projects such as the Qinzhou Beibu Gulf Modern Agricultural Industrial Park, creating a modern coastal tourism brand. The implementation of the "Coastal Resort Plan" has significantly improved the internationalization level of coastal resorts in the three cities of Beibu Gulf. The modern tourism market system continues to improve, providing strong support for the sustainable and healthy development of the regional cultural and tourism industry Duan Wenjun believes that the implementation and promotion of a series of major projects not only enrich the supply of regional cultural and tourism products, but also significantly enhance the comprehensive competitiveness of the cultural and tourism industry. Injecting new impetus into local development "In the process of promoting the construction of the border and sea tourism industry, various regions in Guangxi pay attention to the establishment and improvement of regional linkage mechanisms, and jointly promote the development of the cultural and tourism industry through strengthening cross regional cooperation. Qiu Yuhong said that the biggest advantage of cross regional cooperation is the integration of resources, integrated development, co construction and sharing, and co shaping of brands, in order to strengthen and expand the industry through complementary advantages. In the process of constructing border tourism belts, various regions in Guangxi actively strengthen cooperation with neighboring countries such as Vietnam, and promote cross-border tourism through entry facilitation; Cooperate in developing border tourism routes and products, establish a regular meeting mechanism and tourism information sharing platform between China and Vietnam, and enhance the internationalization level of tourism service facilities and tourism practitioners. At the same time, we will strengthen the supervision of the tourism market, crack down on illegal tourism activities, and maintain a good order in the tourism market. Through deepening cross-border tourism cooperation, significant achievements have been made in cross-border tourism, with the number of cross-border tourists and tourism revenue continuing to grow, injecting new impetus into local economic and social development, "said Lin Lin, member of the Standing Committee of the Chongzuo Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department. In the process of accelerating the construction of the Beibu Gulf International Coastal Resort, deepening regional linkage and open cooperation has become an important driving force for promoting high-quality development of the tourism industry. Beihai, Fangchenggang, and Qinzhou have achieved resource sharing and complementary advantages by strengthening regional cooperation, further enhancing the overall competitiveness of Beibu Gulf International Coastal Tourism. At the same time, various cities in Guangxi have strengthened the promotion and publicity of tourism brands and products, enhanced the interconnection of tourism infrastructure, and jointly developed tourism products through jointly holding tourism promotion conferences, participating in tourism exhibitions, and other means, in order to optimize the allocation and efficient utilization of tourism resources and further expand the tourism market Qiu Yuhong said. (New Society)