Chongqing - During the Qingming Festival holiday from April 3rd to 5th, the A-class tourist attractions in Chongqing received a total of 3.07 million visitors. Many tourist attractions in the city have hosted memorial activities for residents to pay tribute to fallen heroes and martyrs.

Around Chongqing, tours are popular

During the three-day holiday, the scenic spots around Chongqing city are more popular. Meixin Wine Town received 53,000 tourists; Youyang Taohuayuan Scenic Spot received 29,000 tourists; Ciqikou Ancient Town received 42,000 tourists; Nanchuan Jinfo Mountain Scenic Area received 16,000 tourists visitors.

Nanchuan Jinfo Mountain Scenic Area has received hordes of visitors during the Qingming Holiday in Nanchuan District, Chongqing. (Photo/Nanchuan Media Convergence Center)

Many tourist attractions in the city have carried out memorial activities - such as Chongqing Gele Mountain Martyrs Cemetery, Chongqing Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial Hall, Tongnan Yang Angong Hometown Scenic Spot, and Tongliang Qiu Shaoyun Martyrs Memorial Hall - for residents to mourn martyrs.

Statistically, tourists favor rural tours during the holiday, and the natural scenic spots - such as Nanchuan Ecological Grand View Garden, Tieshanping Forest Park, Changshou Lake Tourist Area, and Bishan Xiuhu Lake - have received many visitors.

Colorful public cultural activities

Chongqing's 43 public libraries and 41 cultural centers are open free and provide online services with rich content. 

Two hundred eighty-six thousand three hundred people visited the library during the holiday, and 462,000 residents experienced online services. 

Wanzhou District organized the online Qingming Poetry Festival, and Chongqing Library launched exhibitions to show famous ancient and modern paintings depicting the Qingming Festival.

Intangible cultural heritage activities

The museums in Chongqing have launched 61 exhibitions and 46 events during the holiday, which received 94,800 visitors.

In addition, all the districts and counties in Chongqing have carried out a series of activities themed on the Qingming Festival, which fell on April 5th, by taking full advantage of museums, intangible cultural heritage education experience centers, or institutions.

The Yuzhong District, Nan'an District, and other districts and counties have also organized Intangible Cultural Inheritors to carry out colorful activities. The traditional cultural activities - such as word puzzles, swings, kite flying, folklore lectures, and poetry recitation - brought traditional festivals with inspiration and vitality.  

Coupons to benefit tourists

During the Qingming holiday, the online service platform "Huiyou Chongqing" integrates 15 national and local financial, cultural, and tourism ticketing and life service platforms to issue tourism consumption coupons for tourists. 

With a maximum subsidy of 500 yuan ($78.5), the coupon covers cultural tourism products such as A-level scenic spots, star-rated hotels, hot springs, urban cultural performances, cruise ships, tourist homestays, cultural and creative industries, rural picking, and self-driving RV centers.