A transport and tourism station located in Qingyan town in Guiyang's Huaxi district, Southwest China's Guizhou province was put into use on Oct 10. The station, called Qiyu Guizhou in Chinese, will help to ease traffic congestion in neighboring areas.

Covering an area of about 20,000 square meters, the station is connected with areas for distribution, cultural exhibition, business support, catering and tourism big data. Its parking lot can accommodate up to 200 kinds of vehicles at one time.

At present, four direct routes which can transport more than one thousand visitors per day have been opened to tourist attractions and transportation hubs in the province.

The station's first group of visitors took a special tourism coach from Qingyan Town and Tianhe Lake.

The four routes are as follows: Qingyan-Tianhe Lake-Shili Riverbank; Qingyan-Guiyang East Station; Qingyan-Guiyang Tourism Distribution Center; Qingyan-University Town. Price will include the transportation fee and tourist attraction tickets.

A photo of the first group of passengers, who travel from Qingyan station to Tianhe Lake. [Photo/people.cn]