China News Service, Nanning, April 7 (Zhang Guangquan) The Department of Culture and Tourism of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region announced on the 6th that during the Qingming Festival in 2024, the cultural and tourism market in Guangxi was in good order, and the tourism market showed steady growth.
During the Qingming Festival holiday, short-distance travel and self-driving travel have become the mainstream of Guangxi’s tourism market. During the three-day Tomb-Sweeping Day holiday this year, the number of tourists from travel agencies across Guangxi was relatively small, with most of them being individual tourists who returned home from other places to visit tombs to worship ancestors and local families and friends for short trips. Self-driving cars, public transportation (subway, taxis, online ride-hailing, shared bicycles), etc. have become the first choice for people to travel.
The picture shows tourists sightseeing in the Longji Rice Terraces Scenic Area. Photo by Pan Zhixiang
At the same time, "doorstep" leisure and suburban "micro-vacation" have become the main features. During the Qingming Festival, the climate in Guangxi is warm and people have a strong desire to travel. Most of them choose urban parks (paradise), cultural squares (blocks), suburban scenic spots (attractions), rural tourist areas (farmhouses) and other venues to carry out outings, flower appreciation, mountain climbing, etc. Cycling, picnics, camping, fishing and other outdoor cultural tourism and leisure activities.
Cherry blossoms, peach blossoms, yellow-flowered bell trees, etc. are all blooming in the Qingxiu Mountain Scenic Area in Nanning City. The spectacular sea of flowers attracts tourists from all over the world. Rhododendrons and wisterias are in full bloom in Liuzhou Garden Science and Technology Park and Liuhou Park. Many tourists wear Hanfu to immerse themselves in the "national style flower appreciation", cook tea around the stove, and enjoy forest concerts. Tens of thousands of acres of tung flowers in Sanbao Township, Tian'e County, Hechi City are in their prime. The local area held a tung flower-themed event called "Three Forts on the Clouds, Sea of Flowers and Blue Clothes", using flowers as matchmakers to make friends with flowers, which was very popular among tourists. According to tourism big data, scenic spots such as Qingxiu Mountain in Nanning, East and West Lanes in Guilin, Wuzhou Qilou City, and Liuzhou Longtan Park have effectively boosted cultural tourism consumption. Scenic campsites such as Darong Mountain RV Campground in Yulin, Fengjiajiang Binhai National Wetland Park in Beihai, and Xishanquan Automobile Campground in Guigang have become the preferred destinations for self-driving tourists.
The picture shows that on April 4th, the Qingming Festival, more than 10 Lusheng teams in Dutong Town, Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Guangxi gathered together to display the colorful customs of Dong township by playing Lusheng in the hall and competing with Lusheng. Photo by Gong Pukang
In addition, red cultural tourism activities have become the new normal in the cultural tourism market during the Qingming Festival. During the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday, red cultural scenic spots in various places have become "check-in places" for tourists to pay tribute to the revolutionary heroes and inherit the red blood.
Classic red tourism scenic spots such as the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Martyrs Cemetery, Guilin Quanzhou Xiangjiang Campaign Memorial Hall, and Baise Uprising Memorial Garden attract many tourists to participate in cloud digital exhibitions, audio explanations, cloud memorial scans and other activities in red scenic spots to listen to red stories and commemorate the revolutionary martyrs. . Public cultural venues at all levels in Guangxi have increased their free openings, planned a series of public cultural activities based on the theme of "Qingming Memorial Day", and provided rich and diverse study tours and parent-child tour products. (over)