Yunnan tourism income set to top 400 million dollars

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 ◆ Yunnan tourism income set to top 400 million dollars

Yunnan Province, one of China's top tourist destinations, is expected to earn 410 million US dollars from tourism this year.

Tourist arrivals from out of the Chinese mainland numbered 1.1 million in the first 10 months of this year. The figure is expected to top 1.25 million for the whole year, said Luo Mingyi, director of the provincial tourism bureau.

Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan provided the largest source of tourists to Yunnan, followed by Thailand, Japan, the Republic of Korea, European countries and the United States. More than 86 percent of visitors in the first 10 months came from these regions.

Statistics show that each visitor spent an average of 171 US dollars in Yunnan. Top items on the buying list included tea, souvenirs, handicrafts and garments in local styles.