Consumption, tourism rebound during Spring Festival holiday
1 year, 10 months ago

Consumption, tourism rebound during Spring Festival holiday

China Daily  

Visitors crowd at a landmark commercial street in Qingdao on Jan 27, 2023. China's consumption and tourism sectors witnessed strong rebounds during the recently completed Spring Festival holiday, data from ministry and various service platforms showed. About 308 million domestic trips were made in China during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, an increase of 23.1 percent on a yearly basis, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Jan 27. Daily consumption volume of life services in the first six days of the holiday increased 66 percent compared with the same period in 2019, according to statistics from life services platform Meituan on Jan 27. Statistics from box office tracker Maoyan showed that, as of 11 pm on Jan 27, the total box office of the 2023 Chinese film market during the Spring Festival has exceeded 6.75 billion yuan, ranking second in the Spring Festival box office in China's film history.

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Tourism flourishes in Jinchengjiang, Hechi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tourism flourishes in Jinchengjiang, Hechi

China Daily  

Jinchengjiang district of Hechi city in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has been making significant strides in the tourism industry by focusing on project development, cultural activities, and seizing opportunities presented by high-speed rail connections. "Currently, the average daily visitor count in the scenic areas remains around 300, while during peak holiday periods, the daily visitor reception can exceed 2,500," said …

Guilin Tourism Booms During National Day Holiday: A Festive Feast for the Senses
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Guilin Tourism Booms During National Day Holiday: A Festive Feast for the Senses

China Daily  

Guilin's tourism market experiences a significant surge during the National Day holiday, with 7.16 million visitors and a total revenue of 8.06 billion yuan. The city's stunning landscapes, cultural events, and visitor-friendly initiatives attract tourists from across the country, showcasing its vibrant culture and attracting new phases in tourism.

Guilin Tourism Booms During National Day Holiday
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Guilin Tourism Booms During National Day Holiday

China Daily  

Guilin's tourism market experiences a significant surge during the National Day holiday, with 7.16 million visitors and a total revenue of 8.06 billion yuan. The city's stunning landscapes, cultural events, and visitor-friendly initiatives attract tourists from across the country, showcasing its vibrant culture and attracting new phases in tourism.

Shandong tourism sees significant growth during National Day holiday
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shandong tourism sees significant growth during National Day holiday

China Daily  

Shandong province experienced a surge in tourism during the recent National Day holiday, with key metrics demonstrating robust growth. According to the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, 200 monitored tourist attractions across the province welcomed a total of 26.086 million visitors that spent 1.5 billion yuan. 23 monitored attractions in Jining received 3.17 million visitors, generating a revenue …

Beijing breaks tourism records during 'golden week' holiday
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing breaks tourism records during 'golden week' holiday

China Daily  

Beijing's Central Axis, a newly recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site extending 7.8 kilometers through its heart, offers visitors a new perspective from which to explore the city on foot. Data from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism shows that during the National Day holiday, the Chinese capital city received 21.6 million visitors, marking a year-on-year increase of 18.35 …

Chinese revel in culture, tourism feast during week-long National Day holiday
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese revel in culture, tourism feast during week-long National Day holiday

China Daily  

Tourists visit the new hall of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Central China's Henan province, Oct 1, 2024. BEIJING -- During China's National Day holiday, 18 students participated in a study tour in North China to learn about and appreciate traditional Chinese architecture. Data from Qunar, a leading online travel agency in China, shows that hotel bookings for the National Day …

Rapid growth seen in inbound tourism
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rapid growth seen in inbound tourism

China Daily  

Passengers crowd Nanjing Railway Station in Jiangsu province, on Monday. SU YANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Thanks to intensified international exchanges and optimized policies, China has seen a rapid growth in inbound tourism this year, with the number of foreign visitors in the first nine months expected to reach 95 million — a 55.4 percent year-on-year increase, according to official data released …

Bright spots stand out in film market slump
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bright spots stand out in film market slump

China Daily  

"A Place Called Silence" is released on July 3, 2024. In the first half, box-office receipts totaled 23.77 billion yuan, down 9.51 percent year-on-year, and over 70 percent of the level reached in the same period of 2019. In the first half, China Film Co Ltd produced and released 18 films, netting 12.88 billion yuan at the box office, accounting …

Bright spots stand out in film market slump
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bright spots stand out in film market slump

China Daily  

"A Place Called Silence" is released on July 3, 2024. In the first half, box-office receipts totaled 23.77 billion yuan, down 9.51 percent year-on-year, and over 70 percent of the level reached in the same period of 2019. In the first half, China Film Co Ltd produced and released 18 films, netting 12.88 billion yuan at the box office, accounting …

China's 2024 summer box office hits $1.63b
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China's 2024 summer box office hits $1.63b

China Daily  

A poster of the film Alien: Romulus. China's 2024 summer box office -- from June 1 to Aug 31 -- grossed 11.64 billion yuan, having a total of 285 million admissions, according to statistics from the National Film Administration. Domestic films accounted for 8.48 billion yuan, representing 72.84 percent of the total box office revenue. The film's heightened tension and …

Earlier summer travel surge expected this year
6 months ago

Earlier summer travel surge expected this year

China Daily  

Chinese tourism agencies are gearing up for an earlier-than-usual summer travel surge, fueled by pent-up demand. However, platforms like Tuniu predict the first wave this year will hit as early as late June due to people's growing desire to travel and optimized visa processes. Data from Trip.com Group highlights this shift, with summer trip bookings to domestic destinations already significantly …

Beijing receives 7.8 million holiday traveler visits
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing receives 7.8 million holiday traveler visits

China Daily  

A folk costume tour is arranged in Haidian district during the festival. During the recent Dragon Boat Festival from June 8 to 10, Beijing experienced a surge in tourism, with approximately 7.8 million traveler visits and a remarkable 10 billion yuan in tourism expenditures, as reported by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism. Key attractions such as Wangfujing …

Beijing receives 7.8 million holiday traveler visits
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing receives 7.8 million holiday traveler visits

China Daily  

A folk costume tour is arranged in Haidian district during the festival. During the recent Dragon Boat Festival from June 8 to 10, Beijing experienced a surge in tourism, with approximately 7.8 million traveler visits and a remarkable 10 billion yuan in tourism expenditures, as reported by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism. Key attractions such as Wangfujing …

Beijing receives 7.8 million holiday traveler visits
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing receives 7.8 million holiday traveler visits

China Daily  

A folk costume tour is arranged in Haidian district during the festival. During the recent Dragon Boat Festival from June 8 to 10, Beijing experienced a surge in tourism, with approximately 7.8 million traveler visits and a remarkable 10 billion yuan in tourism expenditures, as reported by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism. Key attractions such as Wangfujing …

Beijing receives 7.8 million holiday traveler visits
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing receives 7.8 million holiday traveler visits

China Daily  

A folk costume tour is arranged in Haidian district during the festival. During the recent Dragon Boat Festival from June 8 to 10, Beijing experienced a surge in tourism, with approximately 7.8 million traveler visits and a remarkable 10 billion yuan in tourism expenditures, as reported by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism. Key attractions such as Wangfujing …

County travel craze sparks tourism market potential
7 months ago

County travel craze sparks tourism market potential

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Wooden Tower in Yingxian county, Shanxi province, on May 4. CHEN YAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Untapped potential The country boasts more than 2,800 county-level administration zones, according to a 2023 national research report on the high-quality development of such tourism. Wang Yalei, an analyst from Trip.com Group's research center, said the potential for tourism growth in those lower-tier …

County travel craze sparks tourism market potential
7 months ago

County travel craze sparks tourism market potential

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Wooden Tower in Yingxian county, Shanxi province, on May 4. CHEN YAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Untapped potential The country boasts more than 2,800 county-level administration zones, according to a 2023 national research report on the high-quality development of such tourism. Wang Yalei, an analyst from Trip.com Group's research center, said the potential for tourism growth in those lower-tier …

May Day holiday boosts consumption in Zhangjiagang
7 months, 1 week ago

May Day holiday boosts consumption in Zhangjiagang

China Daily  

A dragon dance performance delights visitors in Zhangjiagang during the May Day holiday. During this year's May Day holiday, Zhangjiagang launched a series of shopping activities and major commercial complexes introduced a variety of creative themed events to stimulate consumption. Events at the Shazhou Youhuang Cultural Park included dragon and lion dances, acrobatics performances, Sichuan opera face-changing, traditional costume parades, …

Qingdao sees booming tourism during holiday
7 months, 1 week ago

Qingdao sees booming tourism during holiday

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Zhanqiao Pier, a famous scenic area in Qingdao, Shandong province, on May 1. During the just-concluded May Day holiday, Qingdao's holiday economy continued to heat up, with a set of data vividly illustrating the vitality of the city's holiday market. Taking advantage of the May Day holiday, Qingdao's cultural and tourism industry has been actively promoting the …

Qingdao pockets over 8.46b yuan in tourism revenue over holiday
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Qingdao pockets over 8.46b yuan in tourism revenue over holiday

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Zhanqiao Pier, a famous scenic area in Qingdao, Shandong province, on May 1. Figures from the city's culture and tourism bureau showed that the city received more than 7.13 million visitors during the five-day holiday, who generated about 8.46 billion yuan in revenue. Along the coast, venues like the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, Xiaomaidao Park, and the …

Travel, consumption give a boost to tourism sector during May Day holiday
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Travel, consumption give a boost to tourism sector during May Day holiday

China Daily  

Tourists visit the ancient city of Tianshui in Qinzhou district of Tianshui city, Northwest China's Gansu province, May 1, 2024. Traffics have surged at tourist attractions throughout the country during the 5-day May Day holiday beginning on May 1. Chinese people's stronger travel and consumption desires have boosted tourism to domestic and overseas destinations over the just concluded May Day …

May Day holiday travel boom attests to potential of consumption and tourism
7 months, 2 weeks ago

May Day holiday travel boom attests to potential of consumption and tourism

China Daily  

Tourists flock to the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing on Thursday, the second day of the five-day May Day holiday. Ju Huanzong / Xinhua The just-concluded May Day holiday has shown China's prospering tourism industry and improving signs of its economic recovery, with some new characteristics emerging that herald a new trend for the country's tourism sector. During the …

Qingdao sees booming tourism during holiday
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Qingdao sees booming tourism during holiday

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Zhanqiao Pier, a famous scenic area in Qingdao, Shandong province, on May 1. During the just-concluded May Day holiday, Qingdao's holiday economy continued to heat up, with a set of data vividly illustrating the vitality of the city's holiday market. Taking advantage of the May Day holiday, Qingdao's cultural and tourism industry has been actively promoting the …

China's holiday travel sees surge by rail and car amid economic challenges
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China's holiday travel sees surge by rail and car amid economic challenges

Hindustan Times  

Travel by rail and car across China surged on Wednesday, the first day of a major public holiday, as consumers remained focused on keeping expenses down in a challenged economy. China has set an economic growth target for 2024 of around 5%, which many analysts say will be a challenge to achieve without much more stimulus. "Chinese airlines must adapt …

China sees nearly 119m domestic tourist trips during Qingming Festival holiday
8 months, 2 weeks ago

China sees nearly 119m domestic tourist trips during Qingming Festival holiday

China Daily  

An aerial drone photo shows tourists visiting Beiwudang scenic area in Shizuishan city, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, April 5, 2024. BEIJING -- China saw about 119 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday, ending on Saturday, up 11.5 percent from the same period in 2019, showed data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. …

China's consumption data demonstrates spending confidence
9 months ago

China's consumption data demonstrates spending confidence

China Daily  

People in Zhengzhou East railway station during this year's Spring Festival holiday. Looking at 2024, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed that during the New Year's Day holiday, the sales of key retail and catering companies across the country increased by 11 percent year-on-year. Annual retail sales of service consumption increased by 20 percent year-on-year, which is 14.2 percentage …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

Moviegoers watch the animated film " Boonie Bears: Time Twist" on Feb 25 in a cinema in Shanghai. Little surprise that YOLO, directed by and starring Jia Ling, topped the box office with 2.7 billion yuan during the Spring Festival holiday period from Feb 10 to 17. Mao Jian, a film critic and professor of Chinese language and literature at …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

Moviegoers watch the animated film " Boonie Bears: Time Twist" on Feb 25 in a cinema in Shanghai. Little surprise that YOLO, directed by and starring Jia Ling, topped the box office with 2.7 billion yuan during the Spring Festival holiday period from Feb 10 to 17. Mao Jian, a film critic and professor of Chinese language and literature at …

China sees robust recovery, vigorous growth in cultural, tourism industries: minister
9 months, 1 week ago

China sees robust recovery, vigorous growth in cultural, tourism industries: minister

China Daily  

China experienced a tourism boom last year. The cultural and tourism industries in China saw strong recovery and vigorous growth in 2023, Sun Yeli, minister of culture and tourism, said on Monday. "The tourism boom has played a crucial role in stimulating domestic demand, promoting employment, invigorating the market and bolstering confidence," Sun remarked while meeting the press after the …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

Moviegoers watch the animated film " Boonie Bears: Time Twist" on Feb 25 in a cinema in Shanghai. Little surprise that YOLO, directed by and starring Jia Ling, topped the box office with 2.7 billion yuan during the Spring Festival holiday period from Feb 10 to 17. Mao Jian, a film critic and professor of Chinese language and literature at …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

Moviegoers watch the animated film " Boonie Bears: Time Twist" on Feb 25 in a cinema in Shanghai. Little surprise that YOLO, directed by and starring Jia Ling, topped the box office with 2.7 billion yuan during the Spring Festival holiday period from Feb 10 to 17. Mao Jian, a film critic and professor of Chinese language and literature at …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

People look at movie posters at a theatre in Beijing on Feb 15. DU LIANYI/CHINA DAILY Making proposals Buoyed by the film's huge success, members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference expressed great confidence in the prospect of Chinese films while making proposals during the two sessions on how to better develop the industry …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

Moviegoers watch the animated film " Boonie Bears: Time Twist" on Feb 25 in a cinema in Shanghai. Little surprise that YOLO, directed by and starring Jia Ling, topped the box office with 2.7 billion yuan during the Spring Festival holiday period from Feb 10 to 17. Mao Jian, a film critic and professor of Chinese language and literature at …

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate

China Daily  

A standing bronze statue is moved into a cabinet for an upcoming exhibition at the Shanghai Museum ahead of the inauguration of a new venue in Pudong New Area. Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, emphasized at a news conference on Sunday that the surge reflects the …

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate

China Daily  

A standing bronze statue is moved into a cabinet for an upcoming exhibition at the Shanghai Museum ahead of the inauguration of a new venue in Pudong New Area. Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, emphasized at a news conference on Sunday that the surge reflects the …

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate

China Daily  

A standing bronze statue is moved into a cabinet for an upcoming exhibition at the Shanghai Museum ahead of the inauguration of a new venue in Pudong New Area. Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, emphasized at a news conference on Sunday that the surge reflects the …

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate

China Daily  

A standing bronze statue is moved into a cabinet for an upcoming exhibition at the Shanghai Museum ahead of the inauguration of a new venue in Pudong New Area. Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, emphasized at a news conference on Sunday that the surge reflects the …

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate

China Daily  

A standing bronze statue is moved into a cabinet for an upcoming exhibition at the Shanghai Museum ahead of the inauguration of a new venue in Pudong New Area. Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, emphasized at a news conference on Sunday that the surge reflects the …

Guiyang's tourist appeal grows
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Guiyang's tourist appeal grows

China Daily  

The Guanshanhu Lantern Festival fascinates visitors during the Spring Festival holiday. With an attractive blend of distinctive ethnic culture, breathtaking landscapes and a trendy, modern urban lifestyle, the city offers visitors a unique travel experience. Statistics from Guiyang's culture and tourism bureau show that in 2023 the city received 147 million visits, of which 31.2 million were overnight visitors, a …

Guiyang's tourist appeal grows
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Guiyang's tourist appeal grows

China Daily  

The Guanshanhu Lantern Festival fascinates visitors during the Spring Festival holiday. With an attractive blend of distinctive ethnic culture, breathtaking landscapes and a trendy, modern urban lifestyle, the city offers visitors a unique travel experience. Statistics from Guiyang's culture and tourism bureau show that in 2023 the city received 147 million visits, of which 31.2 million were overnight visitors, a …

Guiyang's tourist appeal grows
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Guiyang's tourist appeal grows

China Daily  

The Guanshanhu Lantern Festival fascinates visitors during the Spring Festival holiday. With an attractive blend of distinctive ethnic culture, breathtaking landscapes and a trendy, modern urban lifestyle, the city offers visitors a unique travel experience. Statistics from Guiyang's culture and tourism bureau show that in 2023 the city received 147 million visits, of which 31.2 million were overnight visitors, a …

Guiyang's tourist appeal grows
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Guiyang's tourist appeal grows

China Daily  

The Guanshanhu Lantern Festival fascinates visitors during the Spring Festival holiday. With an attractive blend of distinctive ethnic culture, breathtaking landscapes and a trendy, modern urban lifestyle, the city offers visitors a unique travel experience. Statistics from Guiyang's culture and tourism bureau show that in 2023 the city received 147 million visits, of which 31.2 million were overnight visitors, a …

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday
10 months ago

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday

China Daily  

After dinner at a restaurant in the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hainan Lingshui Hot Spring on Lunar New Year's Eve, which fell on Feb 9, a family poses for a photo amid a dragon-themed display. Hotels nationwide were bustling during the 2024 Spring Festival holiday, which witnessed 474 million domestic trips, a year-on-year rise of 34.3 percent. According to the …

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday
10 months ago

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday

China Daily  

After dinner at a restaurant in the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hainan Lingshui Hot Spring on Lunar New Year's Eve, which fell on Feb 9, a family poses for a photo amid a dragon-themed display. Hotels nationwide were bustling during the 2024 Spring Festival holiday, which witnessed 474 million domestic trips, a year-on-year rise of 34.3 percent. According to the …

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday
10 months ago

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday

China Daily  

By Song Mengxing | China Daily | Updated: 2024-02-24 16:43 After dinner at a restaurant in the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hainan Lingshui Hot Spring on Lunar New Year's Eve, which fell on Feb 9, a family poses for a photo amid a dragon-themed display. Hotels nationwide were bustling during the 2024 Spring Festival holiday, which witnessed 474 million domestic …

Shandong tourism market booms during Spring Festival holiday
10 months ago

Shandong tourism market booms during Spring Festival holiday

China Daily  

A boat tour is offered at night at the Taierzhuang ancient town in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province. During the Spring Festival holiday, various scenic spots in Shandong province welcomed a large number of tourists, surpassing the previous years' visitor numbers and demonstrating Shandong's unique appeal as a tourism destination. The Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism recently released …

Shandong tourism market booms during Spring Festival holiday
10 months ago

Shandong tourism market booms during Spring Festival holiday

China Daily  

A boat tour is offered at night at the Taierzhuang ancient town in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province. During the Spring Festival holiday, various scenic spots in Shandong province welcomed a large number of tourists, surpassing the previous years' visitor numbers and demonstrating Shandong's unique appeal as a tourism destination. The Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism recently released …

Retailers strike gold during 8-day festival shopping spree
10 months ago

Retailers strike gold during 8-day festival shopping spree

China Daily  

Consumers check out festive products in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Friday. LIU JIANHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese consumers unleashed their massive purchasing power during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday, which ran from Feb 10 to Saturday, with homegrown brands that weave traditional Chinese cultural elements into their designs, health-related commodities, jewelry and electronic devices gaining in popularity, especially among younger shoppers, …

Festival spending a long-tail economic boost
10 months ago

Festival spending a long-tail economic boost

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Baohua mountain national forest park in Jurong city, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 12, 2024. Tourists made 474 million trips at home during the Spring Festival holiday from Feb 10 to 17, up 34.3 percent year-on-year and 19 percent from that of 2019, spending 632.69 billion yuan, an increase of 47.3 percent from 2023, and 7 percent …

China's film market kicks off 2024 with record Spring Festival sales
10 months, 1 week ago

China's film market kicks off 2024 with record Spring Festival sales

China Daily  

A moviegoer collects tickets from an automatic vending machine at a theater in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, February 16, 2024. During the Spring Festival holiday, watching movies is an increasingly popular activity for families and friends in China to celebrate their reunion, a trend that has contributed to the vibrancy of the country's film market in 2024. As of …

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