Henan saw a tourism boom in both tourist numbers and related revenues during the just-finished three-day Qingming holiday. According to the latest release by the Culture and Tourism Department of Henan Province on Saturday evening, Henan received a total of 19.069 million domestic tourist trips during the holiday, representing a year-on-year increase of 9.9 percent and a 32.7 percent growth compared to the same period in 2019. The tourism revenue totaled 11.25 billion yuan, marking a year-on-year increase of 20.6 percent and a 26.2 percent rise from the same period in 2019.
During the Qingming holiday, Henan's 4A-level and above scenic spots received a total of 6.04632 million visits, with a significant year-on-year increase of 1231.5 percent. The operating income reached 382.1984 million yuan, showing a remarkable year-on-year increase of 1778.25 percent.
The top five tourist destinations in terms of tourist trips are the Song Dynasty of Kungfu City, Millennium City Park, Longmen Grottoes, Enjoy Land Enjoy International Resorts and Yuntai Mountain, welcoming 200,300 visits, 200,200 visits, 186,500 visits, 152,050 visits, 126,200 visits, with year-on-year increases of 456.39 percent, 205.18 percent, 151.01 percent, 195.82 percent, and 247.47 percent, respectively.
The top five tourist destinations in terms of operating income are Enjoy Land Enjoy International Resorts with 40.466 million yuan, Unique Henan · Land of Drama with 26.085 million yuan, Zhengzhou Fantawild Adventure with 22.639 million yuan, and Yuntai Mountain with19.8766 million yuan, experiencing year-on-year increases of 217.33 percent, 1769.89 percent, 239.82 percent, 299.27 percent, 299.22 percent, respectively.
During the Qingming holiday, 1,680,399 (about 1.68 million) visitors entered museums, public libraries, cultural centers (including intangible cultural heritage exhibition halls located in cultural centers, etc.), art galleries, and comprehensive cultural stations (centers) in towns or sub-districts in Henan Province. More than 2,793 online and offline cultural activities were held to benefit citizens, with 1,407,441 (about 1.407 million) visitors participating. (Chinese source: dahe.cn Translator: Zhou Jinmiao Proofreader: Ding Lan)
