[HIGHLIGHTS] Ministry of Culture and Tourism: During the eight-day Spring Festival holiday, 474 million domestic tourism trips were made across the country, a year-on-year increase of 34.3%

During the eight-day Spring Festival holiday, 474 million domestic tourism trips were made across the country. The total travel expenditure of domestic tourists was 632.687 billion yuan, an increase of 47.3% year-on-year, and 7.7% over the same period in 2019.

During the Spring Festival, various theatrical performances and public cultural activities are widely carried out, providing colorful New Year gifts to the masses. Southern destinations such as Guangdong, Sichuan, Guangxi, Hunan, and Guizhou are highly popular. Red tourism has become a new highlight of Spring Festival travel.