Will 600 million people move in the country during the Golden Week holidays in China? October 1, 17:03
In China, the long holidays of "National Day", which is the National Foundation Day, began on the 1st.
While traveling abroad is difficult due to the influence of the new coronavirus, tourist destinations in Japan are gaining popularity, and it is expected that a total of more than 600 million people will move within the country during the consecutive holidays.
In China, the long holidays that coincide with the "National Day" began from the 1st to the 8th of this month, and at the stations in Shanghai where the high-speed rail runs, families traveling to various places for travel and homecoming are one after another. I was visiting.
Among them, a man who visited a relative in Anhui Province said, "I am not worried because China is suppressing the infection. Overseas travel is difficult and domestic travel is safer."
The Chinese government says that it has almost suppressed the spread of infection in the country, and while it is difficult to travel abroad, local governments in each region have announced a series of policies to subsidize the cost in order to promote the recovery of demand for domestic travel.
For this reason, trains heading to cities with popular tourist destinations are almost filled with reservations, and China's largest travel reservation site says that a total of more than 600 million people will travel within the country for travel and homecoming during consecutive holidays. I'm expecting it.
Many tourists at Wuhan tourist attractions
Even in Wuhan, Hubei Province, where the infection with the new coronavirus first spread, many tourists are visiting during the holidays of Guoqing Festival.
Wuhan's tourist attraction "Yellow Crane Tower" is ranked first in the country in the ranking of popular tourist spots during consecutive holidays analyzed by the number of searches and reservation status by China's largest travel reservation site.
On the first day of the consecutive holidays, many tourists such as families visited the "Yellow Crane Tower" and took a commemorative photo in a place with a panoramic view of Wuhan city.
Wuhan took a de facto blockade for about two and a half months until April, and local authorities effectively curbed the spread of the infection as a result of conducting virus tests on about 9.9 million citizens. Is widely advertised.
Furthermore, after the blockade is lifted, Wuhan is gaining popularity by opening tourist attractions in various places free of charge and taking a policy of attracting tourists.