China News Service, Hangzhou, January 24th (Reporter Hu Fengsheng) January 24th is the third day of the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Rabbit. The Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area in Zhejiang has once again become a travel destination for the public, and it is very lively.

  At 10 o'clock in the morning on the 24th, although the cold air came to "Happy New Year", it brought a cooling process of 8°C to 10°C and a strong northerly wind of magnitude 6 to 8. However, the reporter found during the interview in West Lake that the low temperature and cold air were not It affects the enthusiasm of Hangzhou people to travel.

Not only is the main parking lot by the West Lake saturated, but the Nanshan Road and Beishan Road around the West Lake are also very busy. You can’t see the end of the caravan from the taillights.

  The Broken Bridge and White Causeway of the West Lake is one of the popular attractions of the day. The long crowds form a "long dragon" on the White Causeway.

Tourists by the West Lake are like weaving Hu. Photo by Fengsheng

  "The weather was not very good a few days ago, and it kept raining. Today, I took my family out to catch the sun." Mr. Hu from Sichuan just settled in Hangzhou in 2022. He told reporters that this was the first time for the whole family. Chinese New Year in Hangzhou.

He said that he is usually busy with work, and he is very happy to bring his family to enjoy the beauty of West Lake during the Chinese New Year.

  "The beauty of the West Lake is very good. The beautiful legends here are very moving. Xu Xian and the White Lady, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, looking at the Leifeng Pagoda from a distance, and looking at the Three Pools Reflecting the Moon up close, the beautiful scenery and legends are really beautiful." Wen from Shandong Miss, took a selfie stick and played a "one-day tour" of the West Lake.

  She said that she accidentally saw the information that "17 paid attractions in the West Lake Scenic Area are free of tickets" while playing with her mobile phone, so she took advantage of the time when she had money and free time to take a free tour.

  It is understood that in order to boost the tourism economy and promote the recovery of the tourism industry in the West Lake Scenic Area, according to the spirit of the Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government's "Implementation Opinions on "Seizing Opportunities and Fighting for the Economy" to Achieve a Good Start", from January 1, 2023 to March 2023 During the period of March 31, Yuewang Temple, Huanglong Cave, Feilai Peak (excluding Lingyin Temple), Guozhuang, Three Pools Reflecting the Moon, Qianwang Temple, Mulan Mountain Tea Garden, Chenghuang Pavilion, Yuhuang Mountain, and Wansong that belong to Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area 17 fee-paying park attractions such as the Academy, Liuhe Pagoda (excluding climbing towers), Hupao, Yunqi, Botanical Garden, Zoo, Children's Park and Hu Xueyan's former residence implement a first-pass admission policy for domestic and foreign tourists.

Tourists take a cruise ship to visit the West Lake Photo by Hu Fengsheng

  Near the lakeside park, many tourists from other places also lined up a long queue to buy tickets to board the boat.

"Traveling must cost money. The West Lake is so big that it's free. It's cold today. Let's take the children on a cruise and listen to the explanation while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the West Lake. It kills two birds with one stone." Lu Fangzheng, a tourist from Zhejiang Province, told the reporter. It is also the first time in three years that I took my family out to play during the Spring Festival holiday.

  The official data released by the West Lake Scenic Area also shows that on January 23, the West Lake Scenic Area received 331,700 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 632.23%, and recovered to 46.77% of 2019 before the epidemic; among them, 17 places belonging to the West Lake Scenic Area were exempted. The number of visitors to scenic spots charged with tickets was 169,400, a year-on-year increase of 2.42%.

  The reporter learned that, in fact, in addition to the West Lake scenic spot, the various museums near the scenic spot are also full of people.

Like the main building of the West Lake Museum, a special event for the Spring Festival has been launched.

Appreciating Song paintings, searching for Song porcelain, and reciting poems, a series of interesting Song rhyme activities allow tourists to wander among them and experience the "full New Year flavor" festival activities.

In the Hangzhou Pavilion of the Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, a "Great Rabbit Exhibition-The Lunar New Year Exhibition of the Year of the Rabbit" is being held, telling the audience many "cute points" of rabbits.

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