The Chinese government has announced that the number of domestic and overseas tourists has increased significantly compared to last year during the long holiday period of the Lunar New Year, which ends on the 27th.

This year is the first Lunar New Year since the end of the "Zero Corona" policy, which entails strict movement restrictions, and although tourist areas have regained their liveliness, there are concerns about the spread of infection to rural areas.

The Chinese government has announced that the number of domestic tourists increased by 23% from last year to 308 million during the seven-day long holiday from the 21st to the 27th of this month, which coincided with the Lunar New Year.



It is said that it has recovered to nearly 90% of the level four years ago before the spread of the new coronavirus infection worldwide.



This year is the first Lunar New Year since the end of the "Zero Corona" policy, which entails strict restrictions on movement. increase.



On the other hand, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that the number of people going abroad from China reached 1,192,000 in the six days from the 21st to the 26th of this month, almost double that of last year.



However, the Chinese government has restricted tourist travel to Japan, and the number of flights between the two countries has decreased significantly compared to before the spread of the infection, so the number of tourists from China to Japan has remained sluggish. increase.