TouristsareboatinginanationalwetlandparkineastChina"sJiangsuprovince,April29,2023.(People"sDailyOnline/ZhouShegen)
"Iknewtherewouldbealotoftourists,butIneverexpectedsomany,"saidLiXin,whorunsaB&BhotelneartheLongmenGrottoes,atouristsiteboastingahistoryofmorethan1,500yearsinLuoyang,centralChina"sHenanprovince.
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AccordingtoLi,thehotelhadbeenfullybookedhalfamonthbeforetheMayDayholiday.
"Wehaveafullhouseeveryday,andcustomershavetowaitforatableduringpeaktime,"saidLuJun,whoworksatarestaurantinashoppingmallinChaoyangdistrict,Beijing,addingthattherewasanobvioussurgeinthenumberofdinersduringtheMayDayholiday.
China"sconsumermarkethaswitnessedanall-aroundgrowthduringthefive-dayholidayaspeopleweregratifiedbyseasonalandqualityproducts,featuredandexperientialservices,aswellasinnovativeandintelligentconsumption.
AccordingtostatisticsreleasedbytheMinistryofCommerce(MOFCOM)andtheMinistryofCultureandTourism(MCT),domestictripsduringtheMayDayholidaythisyearjumped70.83percentyearonyear,andtourismrevenuesoared128.9percentfromayearago.Besides,salesofkeyretailandcateringcompaniesduringtheholidayincreasedby18.9percentfromthedaysin2022.
TheremarkableperformancemirroredthevitalityandpotentialoftheChineseconsumptionmarket,andwitnessedthestronginternalimpetusoftheChineseeconomy.
TouristsvisitagiftshopatatouristattractioninFuzhou,capitalofsoutheastChina"sFujianprovince,May2,2023.(People"sDailyOnline/WangWangwang)
OnMay2,acampingsiteinMentougoudistrict,Beijingwelcomedanumberofvisitors."It"sfuntobeherebecauseIcangettogetherwithmyfriendswhiletakingmychildclosertonature,"saidZhangJia,whodrovemorethantwohourstothesitefromBeijing"sChaoyangdistrict.
DuringtheMayDayholiday,morethan9.12milliontouristtripsweremadetotheChinesecapital,whichledtotourismrevenueof13.46billionyuan($1.95billion).Boththetwofiguresexceededthe2019level,registeringastrongrecoveryinthecity"sculturalandtourismconsumption.
MOFCOMstatisticsshowedthatChinasawa24.4percentincreaseinsalesnationwideinpetroleumproducts,a20.9percentupinautomobiles,an18.4percentgrowthinclothing,a16.5percentexpansionincosmetics,anda13.9percentriseinhomeappliances.
Besides,thepassengerflowandturnoverofnationaldemonstrationpedestrianstreetsincreasedby121.4percentand87.6percent,respectively,comparedwiththesameperiodlastyear,whilesalesofkeycateringenterprisesincreasedby57.9percentyearonyear,itsaid.
AccordingtoMCTestimates,Chinesepeoplemade274milliondomestictripsduringthefive-daybreakthatbeganonApril29,upover19percentfrom2019beforetheCOVID-19outbreak.Tourismrevenuereachednearly148.06billionyuan,recoveringtothepre-pandemiclevelin2019.
Fromcommoditiestoservices,andonlineshoppingtobrick-and-mortarmalls,newscenarioskeptemergingduringtheMayDayholiday,whichspurredpeople"swilltoconsumeandinjectednewvitalityintothemarket.
PeoplevisitatouristattractioninQiaochengdistrict,Bozhou,eastChina"sAnhuiprovince,May2,2023.(People"sDailyOnline/LiuQinli)
AttheLiangjiangInternationalFilmCity,atouristattractioninsouthwestChina"sChongqingmunicipality,alive-actionperformancewasstagedatnightduringtheholiday.Touristswerewanderingthereintraditionalcostumestoexperiencethecharmofthelocalculture.
"Today,wecannotonlysightsee,joinentertainmentactivitiesandtastedeliciousfoodattouristattractions,butalsoexperiencelocalhistoryandcultureinanimmersivemanner.Thisjustenrichesthetourismexperience,"saidatouristnamedSunWei,whowasenjoyingtheperformance.
"Holidayconsumptionshowsanobvioustrendofupgrading,withemergingnewscenariosandmodels.ItmirroredthepersonalizedanddiversifieddemandupgradeofChineseconsumers,"saidZhangJixing,deputydirectorofthemarketresearchdepartmentoftheAcademyofChinaCouncilforthePromotionofInternationalTrade.
TheconsumptionduringtheMayDayholidayindicatedarisingpropensitytoconsume,whichheraldedthattheconsumermarketwouldkeeprecoveringinthelongrun,Zhangsaid,addingthatconsumptionisexpectedtoplayabiggerroleindrivingChina"seconomicgrowth.
Accordingtohim,improvedemployment,whichwasrevealedbyanobviousdropinthesurveyedurbanunemploymentrateinMarch,isconducivetoincreasingresidents"incomeandenhancingtheirconsumptioncapability.Hebelievesthatemergingscenariosandmodelswillfurtherspurpeople"swilltoconsume.
ThepropensitytoconsumeofChineseresidentsstoodat62percentinthefirstquarterofthisyear,anincreaseof0.2percentagepointsfromayearago.Fromtheperspectiveofmediumandlong-termdevelopment,Chinaisinastageofrapidconsumptionupgrade,enjoyingbrightprospectsinthelongrun.
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