China witnessed robust tourism during the five-day May Day holiday, which ended on Wednesday, as COVID-19 has been brought under control and the vaccination rate is rising steadily in the country.
China saw a total of 230 million domestic tourist trips during the holiday, up 119.7 percent from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Beijing s municipal parks and scenic areas received a total of 7.68 million tourist visits during the holiday, said the Beijing Gardening and Greening Bureau.
The figure represented a growth of 77 percent year on year. It was also 6 percent higher than the same period of 2019.
More than 68 cultural activities featuring flower exhibitions and folk customs have been launched in parks, and the city has seen 172 flower-themed zones pop up since the beginning of spring, each with an area of over 1,000 square meters.
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About 100,000 people visited the iconic Terracotta Warriors in northwest China s Shaanxi Province during the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day holiday, local authorities said on Tuesday.
A total of 97,324 visitors came to Emperor Qinshihuang s Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi an, the provincial capital, to catch a glimpse of the famous army of Terracotta Warriors during the holiday that ended Monday.
The number of visitors reached 67 percent of that during the period before the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak.
Due to epidemic control measures, tourists were required to book tickets online and make appointments to visit prior to arrival.
The museum also updates information on exhibitions via its official website on its social media accounts on WeChat and Weibo.
Museum hosting Terracotta Warriors sees nearly 100,000 visitors during holiday
1 2021-04-06 16:49:09Xinhua
Editor : Zhang Mingxin
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About 100,000 people visited the iconic Terracotta Warriors in northwest China s Shaanxi Province during the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day holiday, local authorities said on Tuesday.
A total of 97,324 visitors came to Emperor Qinshihuang s Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi an, the provincial capital, to catch a glimpse of the famous army of Terracotta Warriors during the holiday that ended Monday.
The number of visitors reached 67 percent of that during the period before the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak.
Due to epidemic control measures, tourists were required to book tickets online and make appointments to visit prior to arrival.
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