Chinanews.com, Haikou, January 19th (Zhang Yuehe) There are still two days before the New Year's Eve of the Year of the Rabbit, and Haikou's arcade old street is full of tourists.

  "The rooms are full, and the supply is in short supply. They are full until the Lantern Festival." Manager Wang, who runs a homestay in Qilou Old Street, said in an interview that most of the guests staying in Qilou Old Street are tourists from other places. "Qilou Old Street It can be regarded as a historical and cultural landmark in Haikou, and most foreign tourists will come here to check in when they come to Haikou.”

On January 19, tourists visited the exhibition of trendy Year of the Rabbit illustrations at Qilou Old Street in Haikou.

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  Haikou Qilou Old Street is one of the first batch of "Top Ten Famous Historical and Cultural Streets in China". Carvings on windows and doors.

  The unique architectural style is a major factor to attract tourists, and the colorful activities also add a lot of fun to the tour process.

Foreign friends playing and singing with guitars, sketch painters whose paintings look like customers, and New Year art exhibitions that combine traditional New Year pictures art and trendy Year of the Rabbit illustrations, etc. Tourists stop to watch, and the old street is full of lively scenes.

On January 19, Haikou Qilou Old Street was full of tourists.

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  "At present, the flow of people in the block has returned to the level of the same period in 2019, and more than 20,000 tourists come to visit on average every day." Chen Jieyun, the administrator of Haikou Nanyang Qilou Old Street Style Exhibition Hall, said that the Hainan specialties in Shuixiangkou are also One of the highlights of Qilou Old Street.

  It is reported that the west side of Shuixiangkou is the earliest ferry terminal in Haikou. It was once known as the "Venice" of Haikou. Later, when Haikou was demolished and expanded, it was buried and roads were built. Now it has become one of the food gathering places in Haikou. Hainan's special delicacies such as tonic, spicy soup and rice have attracted many gourmets to try.

On January 19, tourists took pictures at Qilou Old Street in Haikou.

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  As the Spring Festival holiday approaches, people's enthusiasm for travel is high.

Mr. Zhu's family from Henan comes to Hainan every year to celebrate the New Year. "This year, there are obviously more people. I plan to go to Sanya with my family to celebrate New Year's Eve in these two days."

  The Hainan Provincial Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports recently revealed that, as a classic long-distance tourist destination in China, Hainan remains highly attractive to cross-provincial tourists. , Sanya and Haikou are still popular cities.

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