Chinese New Year Travel: Domestic tourism sees strong revival during holiday

China＇s tourism has seen strong revival during the holiday， with a total of 308 million domestic tourist visits across the country． CGTN＇s Bi Ran has more．

BI RAN Nanluogu Alley， Beijing＂This year＇s Spring Festival is the first in three years when Chinese people weren＇t encouraged to stay put during the holiday to prevent COVID outbreaks． Chinese tourists＇ passion was on full display during the week－long Spring Festival holiday． Hundreds of millions of people decided to go traveling or sightseeing in the past week． The tourism market is seeing a strong revival．＂

Tourist＂I＇ve been to Shijingshan amusement park and holiday fair this year． It＇s so good to see such a strong festive vibe， it＇s getting better．＂

Tourist＂We are from Tianjin． This year＇s celebration activities are very diverse． We enjoy the traditional food here， and we will go skating in Beihai Park later today．＂

MR． FENG Beijing BBQ Owner＂This year＇s Spring Festival is very lively． We kept the deli open through the holiday week， and earned more than twice the average income．＂

China has recorded 308 million domestic tourist visits during the seven－day Spring Festival holiday， up 23．1 percent year on year， recovered to 88．6 percent for the same period in 2019， according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism．

Meanwhile， domestic tourism revenue reached 375．84 billion yuan， up 30 percent year－on－year．

LI DONG Manger， Trip．com Group South China＂On Trip．com， we＇ve seen a surging demand for Spring Festival travels and sightseeing． Reservations for tours， including hotels and flights， during the holiday registered a four－time increase year on year．＂

Many cities and towns across the country held a variety of themed activities， such as gigantic lantern shows， live performances， and traditional folk arts exhibitions．

Shopping festivals are being held in the municipalities of Shanghai and Chongqing， while northeast provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang have launched campaigns to promote ice－and－snow tourism．

Data shows that there were over 9000 performances hosted during the holiday week nationwide， up by 40．92 percent from previous year， earning a total profit of over 54．9 million U．S． dollars． Bi Ran， CGTN， Beijing．