In pictures, China encourages "retaliatory travel" to revive its economy from the effects of "Corona"

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Hundreds of millions of Chinese rush to spend their first major vacation since the outbreak of the new Corona virus, and this comes amid encouragement from the Chinese government for them, in a step to boost the economy, which was called "revenge travel."

Hundreds of millions in China began their attempts to enjoy their first major national holiday since the country's government announced that it contained the outbreak of the Coronavirus.

For its part, the Chinese government also hopes to strengthen its economy, which was destroyed by the virus, and seeks to do so by encouraging its citizens to participate in what it called "revenge travel."

Authorities estimate that about 550 million people will take trips within the country during this year's "Golden Week", an eight-day holiday to celebrate the Chinese National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival.

Popular tourist attractions, including the Great Wall of China and Shanghai Disneyland, were packed with visitors today, while commuters flooded train stations and airports.

It is noteworthy that the Golden Week holiday marks the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, and it witnesses a huge annual tourism movement, especially for people who try to return to their homes, or go on vacation abroad.

The importance of this occasion this year is that it will reflect the image of a country recovering from the outbreak of the Coronavirus, and review freedom of travel and movement in contrast to the ongoing closures in most parts of the world.

Government media described the government's move to promote tourism and spend holidays at this time as "revenge tourism" or "revenge travel", as it aims to revive the economy that has been greatly affected in light of Corona.