"Recreation and outings" became the Qingming craze, outing and flower viewing drove homestays to "rise their heads"

　　China News Service, Huzhou, April 4 (Reporter Shi Zinan) The weather has turned warmer, and the haze caused by the epidemic has gradually faded. The wave of "leisure near outings" boom.

　　White walls and black tiles, stone bridges like rainbows.

Nanxun Ancient Town, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, has the unique beauty of the Jiangnan water town, making every visitor feel as if they are in a painting, recording the beautiful spring scenery with their mobile phones and cameras.

　　"Today I visited Xiaolianzhuang and the library building. The historical heritage here is indeed very profound. Next time I will bring my family to play again." Mr. Lin from Wenzhou, Zhejiang has already "checked in" to take pictures in various places in Nanxun Ancient Town. And show your feelings in the circle of friends.

Tourists are queuing at the Tourist Service Center in Nanxun Ancient Town. Photo by Shen Yongbin

　　In order to increase the experience of tourists, the Nanxun Ancient Town Scenic Area has also prepared programs with folk custom characteristics such as water weddings, Yue opera, and sketches for tourists.

　　At the same time, the scenic spot also continued some previous prevention and control measures, such as temperature measurement and real-name ticket purchase.

"At the scene, we also adopted some current limiting methods, such as the parking of buses, the drainage of cars, etc." said Zhu Yuanjia, deputy manager of the Nanxun Ancient Town Tourist Service Center.

　　Coincidentally, the major scenic spots in Deqing County, Huzhou City, have also ushered in the first small tourist peak after the Spring Festival, and there is an endless stream of self-driving cars.

The Nanxun Ancient Town Scenic Spot prepares a water town wedding for tourists. Photographed by Shen Yongbin

　　The parking lot in front of the Moganshan Tourism Distribution Center is full of vehicles starting with "Zhe", "Shanghai" and "Anhui".

After the temperature measurement code and other procedures, tourists from all over the country came to the ticket window to purchase tickets in an orderly manner.

　　"According to the situation of Ctrip, Meituan and telephone reservations, after preliminary judgments, the number of tourists today can reach 8,000." said Chen Haobin, ticketing manager of Zhejiang Moganshan Scenic Area Management Service Center. The scenic spot is expected to receive tourists during the Qingming Festival. There will be more than 15,000 passengers, at least 80% of the same period in 2019.

　　It is reported that this year’s spring tourist flow in the Yangtze River Delta is dominated by short- and medium-distance tours. Urban tours, outings, family tours, etc. continue to heat up. Natural ecology, famous cities and ancient towns, and suburban villages are favored by tourists. People's travel range is relatively concentrated in 3 hours of transportation. Inside the circle.

　　The rising enthusiasm for travel has also led to a significant increase in the occupancy rate and bookings of surrounding homestays and hotels. Many homestays recurred to the phenomenon that a room is hard to find during the Ching Ming Dynasty.

　　"This year's Qingming holiday room was booked more than 20 days ago." Qiu Mingming, the owner of Moganshan Akita Bugu B&B, has been busy receiving guests at the front desk since the morning.

　　Qiu Mingming said that most of the guests staying in the Yangtze River Delta area are basically self-driving. "Mogan Mountain is a'natural oxygen bar', and there are many surrounding attractions and high playability. Basically, it can be arranged for two days. It's very full."

　　Xisai Mountain Front Mushu Hotel, located in Miaoxi Town, Wuxing District, Huzhou City, has a large holiday order.

Not only have 49 rooms been booked, but 30% of the "May Day" holiday has also been booked.

　　"We are very close to Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Hangzhou. Almost all tourists from the Yangtze River Delta region come here. There are several characteristic homestays nearby, and orders have been queued up to August." Xinxiang Xian, Xisai Mountain, Miaoxi Town Said Zhong Yong, general manager of Qianmushu Hotel.

　　Ms. Li from Shanghai also told reporters that due to factors such as distance and safety, short-distance self-driving tours have become the main theme of many people’s Qingming outings this year. "It only takes more than an hour to drive over, and we organized several families to go out together. ."

　　In this regard, Dai Bin, the director of the China Tourism Research Institute (Data Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism), said that mass tourism has shown diversity and quality, shifting from traditional sightseeing as the main focus to sightseeing, leisure and vacation.

In the second quarter, red tourism and rural tourism will become market hotspots.

　　"Tourists have higher quality requirements for tourist destinations. To achieve long-term development in the homestay industry, they still have to take the path of professionalism and branding." Dai Bin said.

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