China News Service, Beijing, February 18 (Reporter Ying Ni and Liu Wenwen) Reporters learned from relevant authorities on the 18th that there were 16,300 commercial performances nationwide during the Spring Festival holiday, a year-on-year increase of 52.10%; museums across the country received a total of 73.5801 million visitors, a year-on-year increase of 52.10%. An increase of 98.60%.
During the Spring Festival, various theatrical performances and public cultural activities are widely carried out to provide the public with colorful New Year gifts. Distinctive intangible cultural heritage and traditional folk customs dress up the festive atmosphere. Tianjin, Shandong, Hunan and Guizhou have large gatherings of intangible cultural heritage to buy new year goods. Anhui's "Wanmei Celebrate the New Year" and other cultural activities to benefit the people are carried out enthusiastically, revealing a strong cultural atmosphere. Activities such as the New Year Lantern Festival, dragon dance performances, temple fairs, and intangible cultural heritage shows have become important choices for tourists during the New Year.
According to preliminary statistics from the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism, about 150,000 cultural activities such as "village evenings", opera in rural areas, New Year painting activities, and New Year celebrations in libraries were held across the country, with about 669 million people participating online and offline. All kinds of performances were exciting. There were 16,300 commercial performances nationwide during the Spring Festival holiday, a year-on-year increase of 52.10%; box office revenue was 778 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 80.09%; and the number of spectators was 6.5765 million, a year-on-year increase of 77.71%.
Popular museums continue to be popular. The number of visitors to the Palace Museum in Beijing, the National Museum, and the Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan has remained high. Many cultural and museum venues have carried out special activities such as "Family Tour in the Museum" and "Spring Festival Tour to Learn Knowledge" around the theme of the Year of the Dragon, presenting "big, big, lively, small" activities. There is a small quality” pattern.
According to preliminary statistics from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China, during the 2024 Spring Festival, from February 10 to 17, museums across the country received a total of 73.5801 million visitors, a year-on-year increase of 98.60% (37.0486 million visitors were received in 2023). Among them, museums in eight provinces, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, received more than 3 million visitors. The "Celebrate New Year in Museums" series of activities has planned and launched more than 8,500 special themed exhibitions and series of cultural activities to enrich people's spiritual and cultural life. (over)