Chinanews client, Beijing, June 11 (Reporter Zhang Ni) Starting tomorrow, the 2021 Dragon Boat Festival holiday will officially open.

As the last small holiday in the first half of this year, this holiday is expected to have 100 million trips.

Which destinations are the most popular?

How is the domestic epidemic prevention and control deployment?

What's the weather like during the long vacation?

Let's see it together!

Data map: Fuzhou holds a dragon boat race.

Photo by Lin Weidong

Which destinations are popular this Dragon Boat Festival?

——It is estimated that 100 million people will travel to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and other popular cities 

  According to previous calculation data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the May 1st holiday in 2021, 230 million domestic tourists traveled nationwide.

Compared with the "May 1st" holiday, the number of travelers during the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival may decline, but short-distance tours are still hot.

  According to previous industry estimates, the demand for visiting relatives and tourism during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday is mainly short- and medium-distance travel, and most tourists choose to travel within the province.

The number of outbound tourists is expected to return to the level of the same period in 2019, and is expected to reach 100 million.

  From the perspective of popular destinations, this holiday, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing, Chongqing, Changsha, Qingdao, Xi'an and other places are popular cities for travel.

  In addition, there is strong demand for high-speed rail travel from central cities to surrounding cities and counties, and surrounding leisure and vacations are expected to be the main form of travel for residents during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

The most popular travel themes are theme parks, ecological tours, zoos, etc.

  According to the early warning of road traffic safety during the Dragon Boat Festival issued by the Ministry of Public Security, it is predicted that the peak of this year's Dragon Boat Festival holiday will appear on June 12, and the peak of the return journey will appear on the afternoon of June 14. Traffic congestion and accident risks will be prominent in the first and last two days.

  In addition, after the college entrance examination is over, there is a large demand for tourist passenger transportation, and traffic safety risks in tourism travel are prominent; summer harvest and summer farming are busy seasons, collective farming and folk activities are concentrated, and the risk of traffic accidents is prominent; Traveling during holidays brings adverse effects.

On June 10, citizens of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province received nucleic acid testing at the temporary nucleic acid testing site in Longjin Huafu, Liwan District.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin

Is the epidemic prevention and control in place?

——The closed entertainment venues in Guangzhou are temporarily closed

  The holiday is just around the corner. On the one hand, the large-scale movement of people will start. On the other hand, the local confirmed cases in some provinces in China are also attracting attention.

Is the epidemic prevention deployment in place during the holidays?

  Just recently, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued a reminder-tourists should take personal protection.

Consciously abide by the epidemic prevention and control regulations, wear masks, wash hands frequently, gather less, ventilate frequently, and develop a good habit of "one-meter noodle".

  In addition, consciously keep a distance from other tourists when taking transportation and visiting the park to avoid getting together.

When coughing or sneezing, pay attention to cover with elbows or tissues, and do not spit.

When symptoms such as colds and fever appear, stop visiting and seek medical attention in time.

  In Guangdong, which has attracted much attention, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism has recently issued a reminder that residents of the city in the middle-high-risk area of ​​Guangdong Province should not travel temporarily to reduce the risk of epidemic transmission; if you really need to leave the city for travel, follow Relevant requirements of the local epidemic prevention and control department, strictly implement epidemic prevention and control measures such as nucleic acid testing.

  In addition, on June 8th, the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism has issued a notice that various public cultural and tourist places in Guangzhou’s medium- and high-risk areas and areas under closed and closed control management will all be closed, and closed entertainment venues (cinema, theater, Singing and dancing entertainment venues, Internet service venues, etc.) are temporarily closed.

Travel agencies take the lead in not forming a group to leave Guangzhou and do not travel out of the province.

  In addition, the notice stated that the closed rooms of tourist attractions were temporarily closed.

Public cultural venues (libraries, museums, cultural centers, art galleries) and outdoor parts of tourist attractions have a current limit of 50%, and implement preventive and control measures such as appointments, peak shifting, temperature measurement, scanning (lighting) codes, and wearing masks.

Image source: China Weather Network

How's the weather during the holidays?

—— "Bake" test in some areas to meet the high temperature

  What is the national weather condition during the Dragon Boat Festival?

Is it suitable to travel?

  According to the weather reminder issued by the Meteorological Department, during the Dragon Boat Festival (June 12-14), there will be rain in most parts of the country, which is scattered, mainly with showers or thunderstorms. Among them, Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Shaanxi, Gansu and In some areas such as Ningxia, the rainfall is relatively strong.

  From the 12th to the 13th, the rain was obvious in the southern part of Huanghuai, Jianghan, Jianghuai, and the eastern part of Southwest China. Moderate to heavy rain may occur, and local heavy rain may affect traffic.

Among the big cities, Wuhan, Chongqing, Hefei, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou are more likely to encounter rain during holidays, so you should pay attention to bringing rain gear when you travel.

  In addition, the South China Sea is currently experiencing tropical system activities and is gradually developing, which is expected to bring strong wind and rain to the coast of South China.

  In addition to rainfall, some areas will also usher in a high temperature "baking" test.

  It is expected that from the 12th to the 14th, there will be 35-38℃ high temperature weather in southern North China, Huanghuai, western Jiangnan, northern southern China and other places. Therefore, the public should take heatstroke prevention and cooling measures to avoid heat stroke.

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