TouristshavefunonthefrozenLakeNamtsoinsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion,Feb.8,2024.(Xinhua/SunFei)LHASA,March18(Xinhua)--SouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegionreceivedmorethan3.2milliontouristsinthefirsttwomonthsofthisyear,up120.4percentyearonyear,accordingtolocalauthorities.Comparedtothepreviousyear,theregion'stourismsectorsawarobustgrowthof159.4percent,rakinginnearly3.27billionyuan(about460millionU.S.dollars)duringtheperiod,accordingtotheregionalcultureandtourismdepartment.Thisyear,theTibetanNewYearcoincidedwiththeSpringFestival,ortheLunarNewYear,withbothfallingonFeb.10.Duringtheeight-daySpringFestivalholiday,Xizangwelcomedapproximately2.04millionvisitors.Theregion'swintertourismhasbenefitedfrompreferentialpolicies,suchasdiscountedhotelratesandfreeentrytonumeroustouristattractions,whichhadbeenineffectfromNovember2023untilmid-Marchthisyear.Thesemeasureshavespurredlocaltourismgrowthduringthisperiod.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.