Since the first quarter of this year, China's economy has made a good start, and the pace of recovery has been accelerating. The scenic area is full of tourists, the traffic is busy, and under the simultaneous measures, all walks of life are gradually "busy" and "warmed up".
The traffic line is so busy
The shipping volume of the Three Gorges Hub hit a new high in 20 years in the first quarter
According to the Ministry of Transport's Three Gorges Navigation Administration, in the first quarter of this year, the shipping volume of the Three Gorges Hub was 3989.36 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 22.08%, which was the largest freight volume in the same period of 20 years of operation, effectively helping the economy of the Yangtze River Basin to continue to recover. The Yangtze River flows through 11 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China, connecting the three major economic zones of Southwest, Central China and East China, and the annual freight volume of trunk lines has reached about 35.<> billion tons, ranking first in the world for <> consecutive years.
Hubei: Ezhou Huahu Airport officially opened international cargo routes
On April 4, Hubei Ezhou Huahu Airport, Asia's first professional cargo airport, officially opened its international cargo route. A Boeing 1-747 full-freighter flight to Liège Airport in Belgium, a European country, marks the official opening of the first international cargo route "Ezhou Huahu-Belgium Liege" at Ezhou Huahu Airport.
Regular passenger flights from Changchun to Tokyo officially resumed
On April 4, a scheduled passenger flight from Changchun, Jilin to Tokyo, Japan, took off from Changchun Longjia International Airport, which is officially resumed after three years, and is scheduled to operate once a week, round trip every Saturday.
The number of flights between Guangzhou and Taipei has rebounded sharply since April
As one of the 10 destinations for "cross-strait direct flights" between mainland China and Taiwan, the number of direct flights from Guangzhou to Taipei has rebounded significantly since April 4, with a total of 1 scheduled round-trip flights per week.
66 railway stations across the country are directly connected to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
In terms of railways, on April 4, the national railway began to implement the second quarter train operation map, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail increased by 1 cross-border trains to 62 trains every day, and 164 railway stations across the country were directly connected to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station. In addition to high-speed rail, many places have also opened special tourist trains to Hong Kong and Macao. Heilongjiang's first special train to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area departed from Harbin on the afternoon of April 66, with 4 tourists embarking on a 1-day journey. The train passes through Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and other places, and runs in the mode of "fast forward and slow travel", with all sleepers and bunks going back and forth, eliminating the pain of passengers carrying luggage. Since the majority of passengers are elderly, the railway department has also extended the time of visiting attractions and improved various services.
Specialty food is popular
Catering is a major driving force for consumption. From Liuzhou snail flour, to Hubei crayfish, to Jiangnan seasonal cuisine, a variety of local specialties attract food lovers from all over the country. And these traditional snacks are being upgraded because of new services and consumption services.
Tongxiang, Zhejiang: Wuzhen Spring Fair Taste the taste of spring
In Wuzhen, Tongxiang, Zhejiang, the Spring Festival Market has become lively, and tourists can enjoy a taste of spring.
Li Xinman, reporter of the main station: Let's take a look at the taste of spring on the tip of the tongue. This is Qingtuan, a special snack in the Gangnam region this season, the green color is because of the juice of wormwood, and pumpkin leaves are used here. This is a wildfire rice, the freshest ingredients of spring, spring shoots, green beans with bacon, sausages in the earthen stove pot stir-fried, rice stewed, a pot of fragrant wildfire rice is out of the pot.
Liuzhou, Guangxi: The driver's part-time tour guide takes you to eat snail powder
Guangxi Liuzhou's "Blue Powder Bus" picks up snail powder lovers from the railway station and shuttles through Liuzhou's major business districts. They are transformed from the original municipal bus lines, and the route map has become a "bus operation map", which also clearly marks the location of the Internet celebrity snail powder shops along the line. The driver on the bus also "part-time" as a tour guide, serving diners from all over the country.
At present, Liuzhou has formed a complete snail powder industry chain, and the surrounding counties and districts have also vigorously developed bamboo shoots, snails, beans and other planting and breeding projects, and the sales revenue of the whole industrial chain of Liuzhou snail powder in 2022 will be 600.7 billion yuan, an increase of 19.8% year-on-year.
Innovative tourism drives growth
The tourism market has also become a major driver of consumption. Various new consumption formats are constantly emerging, from flower appreciation and tea drinking to folk experience, taking you to feel different economic vitality during play.
Shanghai: Walk through the sea of cedar trees and flowers in search of rural wilderness
It is not enough to see with your eyes, but your taste buds must also feel the taste of spring. At present, the culture of flower appreciation in various places drives tourism consumption. In the Dongping National Forest Park in Chongming, Shanghai, visitors can not only enjoy the flowers, but also learn how to make fancy pastries from the master when they are tired of shopping. After tasting camellia cake, visitors can also experience digging wild vegetables, which can be taken home for free, or made into local traditional pickles with the help of folklore experts to harvest an exclusive spring taste.
Kaifeng, Henan: Cultural consumption has become a new engine for expanding domestic demand
Cultural consumption has also become a new engine to drive the tourism market in various places. In the ancient capital of Kaifeng, tourists dressed in traditional costumes, eat special snacks, and visit the spring garden, fully feel the historical and cultural charm of "prosperous Qingming, Song Yun Kaifeng".
Li Chengfeng, a tourist from Kaifeng, Henan: I personally experienced and participated in the process of making candy blowers, which I think is particularly amazing and I also feel the charm of intangible cultural heritage. I plan to pay more attention to this intangible cultural heritage in the future.
Relying on abundant cultural resources, this spring, Kaifeng City promoted the in-depth integration and development of culture and tourism, not only held a number of intangible cultural heritage folk activities, but also worked hard to promote intangible cultural heritage activities into scenic spots.
In addition to holding various cultural activities, Kaifeng has also set up a special bank for the cultural tourism industry and set up a service center for small and medium-sized cultural tourism enterprises to promote cultural tourism consumption through government subsidies and enterprise concessions.
Wang Haiyan, Director of the Commerce Bureau of Kaifeng City, Henan Province: We will rely on traditional culture to create more immersive, experiential and interactive consumption scenarios. Make rich and colorful cultural tourism resources become the "tipping point" and "growth point" to drive the recovery and revitalization of the cultural tourism industry.
Guizhou Taijiang: "Village BA" with fire local characteristic tourism
In addition, "sports + consumption" is also becoming a new format to drive tourism. Recently, the first "Beautiful Country" basketball league finals in Guizhou ended in Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, and the down-to-earth "village BA" boom not only attracted spectators from all over the country to watch the game, but also led to local characteristic tourism. In the "Village BA" Internet celebrity basketball court, tourists come to check in with an endless stream.
The number of tourists who came to check in has increased, and local villagers have also enjoyed the tourism dividends brought by a "village BA".
Yang Guanghui, a villager in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, Guizhou Province: "The village BA" held a basketball game, my family's hotel was basically full, and there were restaurants and shops selling things, and my family couldn't keep busy.
According to the statistics of Guizhou Sports Bureau, up to now, the first "Beautiful Village" basketball league in Guizhou Province has carried out more than 5000,2600 games, covering more than <>,<> villages and towns, achieving a comprehensive tourism income of more than <> million yuan, effectively driving the development of local tourism, culture and economy.