China's domestic tourism market registered a robust recovery during the Spring Festival holiday thanks to optimized COVID-19 response policies.
Passengers wait for taxis at Beijing West Railway Station on Jan 27, 2023. (Photo/Wang Zhuangfei, Chinadaily)
Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, lasts seven days and is one of the nation's most important times of year for family reunions and celebrations. This year's holiday ended on Friday.
Figures from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed domestic destinations and attractions have received 308 million visits, up 23.1 percent year-on-year and roughly 88.6 percent of the figure from 2019.
Folk artists perform on stilts at a temple fair in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, on Jan 27, 2023. (Photo/Ding Genhou, Chinadaily)
Tourism-related revenue saw a year-on-year rise of 30 percent over the seven-day break, with about 375.8 billion yuan ($55.4 billion) generated during the period. This was about 73 percent of 2019's total, the ministry said.
Domestic attractions have had smooth operations under the optimized COVID-19 response policies. The ministry said roughly 74 percent of the nation's A-rated tourism attractions - 10,739 venues - were open to the public during the holiday.
Visitors at the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an, Shaanxi, on Jan 23, 2023. (Photo/Zhang Tianzhu, Chinadaily)
People shop at a duty-free store in Haikou, Hainan on Jan 26, 2023. (Photo/Su Bikun, Chinadaily)
Street food attracts the attention of tourists in the ancient town of Qingyan, Guiyang, Guizhou, on Jan 25, 2023. (Photo/Qiao Qiming, Chinadaily)
Patrons pass by a poster of the movie "Manjianghong" in a cinema in Beijing on Jan 26, 2023. (Photo/Zhu Xingxin, Chinadaily)
Visitors visit the Suzhou Museum in Jiangsu province on Jan 23, 2023. (Photo/Wang Jiankang, Chinadaily)
Tourists experience ice and snow sports in a ski resort in Yichang, Hubei province on Jan 25, 2023. (Photo/Zhang Guorong, Chinadaily)
Tourists watch seagulls at a beach in Yantai, Shandong province on Jan 27, 2023. (Photo/Tang Ke, Chinadaily)
Tourists enjoy lanterns in a scenic area in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Jan 22, 2023. (Photo/Su Yang, Chinadaily)
The ancient city of Jianchang in Xichang, Sichuan province, on Jan 27, 2023. (Photo/Li Jieyi, Chinadaily)