Beichuan tourism plan approved

Sichuan province's Beichuan county, which was devastated by last May's earthquake, aims to become an internationally renowned travel destination for its Qiang ethnic minority culture, quake ruins and legacy as Xia Dynasty founder Dayu's birthplace, the county's tourism development master plan said.

The plan yesterday passed appraisal by more than 40 experts nationwide and officials from Sichuan.

It called for constructing tourism infrastructure from 2009 to 2011.