Business was brisk and sales boomed in various parts of the province during the Labor Day holiday, the provincial department of culture and tourism said on Thursday.
Jiangsu received over 30 million visitors during the five-day holiday with tourism sales revenue amounting to more than 30 billion yuan, according to statistics released by the provincial department of culture and tourism.
The number of tourists during the Labor Day holiday reached 35.37 million, up 11% from the same period of 2019 and 154% from last year.
Tourism revenue totaled 30.1 billion yuan, up 12% and 160% from the same period of 2019 and 2020 respectively.
The Confucius Temple or Fuzimiao Scenic Area received 1.46 million tourists during the Labor Day holiday while 760 thousand tourists visited Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum Scenic Area over the five-day period.
The number of visitors to the Huaguo Mountain in Lianyungang topped 160 thousand, setting a record high.
Rural tour turned out to be the greatest attraction with 11 million tourists flocking to the countryside during the five-day holiday.
The Horticulture Expo Garden in Jiangning district of Nanjing displayed classic garden art and traditional intangible cultural heritages by turning quarrying pits into a sea of flowers and greenery, attracting many tourists.
With diversified cultural tourism theme activities, red theme tour has become the biggest attraction.
The Naval Birth Memorial Hall in Taizhou adopted sound and light, scene restoration, electronic sand table, and 3D animation to enhance the tourists’ interactive experiences.
The Zhou Enlai's hometown museum in Huai'an city and the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall in Yancheng city have become the primary destination for CPC members to promote the party history study and education.
Due to the pre-emptive efforts to strengthen epidemic prevention and control and tourism safety, the tourism sector in Jiangsu reported smooth operation during the Labor Day holiday that ended on May 5th.
