China News Agency, Beijing, January 2 (Xu Jing) The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism announced on the 2nd that during the New Year's Day holiday in 2023, 151 tourist attractions under Beijing's key monitoring received a total of 2.689 million tourists, returning to the same period in 2019. 86.4%; the cumulative total operating income was 248.271 million yuan (RMB, the same below), an increase of 44.5% over 2019.

　　During the New Year's Day, the cultural and tourism departments and industry units at all levels in Beijing made every effort to ensure the holiday living needs of citizens and tourists. The holiday travel was safe and stable, and the tourism market was orderly.

All cultural and tourism operators have increased product supply, and the consumption potential of the cultural and tourism market has been further released.

　　On the evening of December 31, 2022, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism held the 2023 Beijing New Year countdown event in Shougang Park, presenting a panoramic and immersive light and shadow show visual feast of a large industrial site, adding a strong atmosphere to citizens' New Year's Eve.

　　During the New Year's Day holiday, outings in Beijing are still an important leisure choice for citizens and tourists.

A total of 309,000 tourists were received on outings in Beijing, returning to 63.7% of the same period in 2019; operating income was 36.351 million yuan, returning to 87.9% of the same period in 2019.

　　The popularity of ice and snow tourism continues to rise.

The 2022 Beijing Ice and Snow Cultural Tourism Season launched nearly 60 activities, igniting the enthusiasm of the public for ice and snow tourism; the resumption of inter-provincial tourism in Beijing injected momentum into the recovery of the tourism market around Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, and the Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism released 8 Beijing-Zhangjiakou sports and cultural tourism belt routes , to create new scenes and experiences of ice and snow consumption for tourists; the ice and snow park activities carried out in various parks allow citizens and tourists to enjoy the fun of sports.

　　Emerging tourist business districts and commercial districts gathered popularity and performed well.

Emerging Internet celebrity check-in destinations have become holiday destinations, and Shougang Industrial and Cultural Tourism Zone is shortlisted for the top ten tourist receptions in scenic spots (regions) in the city, and comprehensive consumer groups such as tourism and business circles occupy the top ten tourist receptions in scenic spots (regions) in the city. More than half of the list, Wangfujing, Blue Harbor, Nanluoguxiang and other comprehensive consumption areas of culture, business and tourism rank high.

　　Offline performances in Beijing have fully resumed, and major theaters have realized "opening as much as they should".

75 theaters in the city held a total of 303 offline commercial performances for 91 sets, attracting 57,000 audiences and generating a box office revenue of 8.493 million yuan. The number of offline performances has basically returned to the level of the same period in 2019.

Performances such as New Year's concerts, original dramas, and talk shows have become popular items for holiday cultural consumption.

　　On January 1, the Regulations on the Guarantee of Public Cultural Services in Beijing came into effect.

In order to better implement the requirements of the "Regulations", Beijing has further enriched the supply of holiday culture, holding a total of 395 and 481 cultural activities, an increase of 13.5% and 38% over the same period last year, covering exhibitions, cultural performances, and cultural lectures , reading activities, art training, intangible cultural heritage experience and other categories, attracting 1.6 million people to participate.

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