On the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, Shanghai welcomed 2.7638 million tourists | Event | Shanghai
Today is the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. Many scenic spots, parks and blocks in Shencheng have launched special festival activities. Activities such as wrapping Zongzi, making sachets, fighting eggs, dragon boat racing, and garden parties are all over the city, bringing many new choices for citizens to enjoy their holiday. According to Shanghai's tourism big data monitoring, the city received a total of 2.7638 million tourists on the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday.
During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, cultural and tourism departments at the city and district levels in Shanghai insist on starting from the most resource and advantageous places, organizing various activities to revitalize Dragon Boat Festival customs, create a festive atmosphere, and attract citizens and tourists to go outdoors and experience the beauty of the city. Minhang District launched "Our Festival · Zhaolou Zongqing", combining the Dragon Boat Festival culture with China-Chic culture, and presenting a national style Zongyi upsurge for citizens and tourists; Fengxian District has launched the "Welcoming Dragon Cup · Dragon Boat Invitational Competition" featuring dragon boat races, intangible cultural heritage appreciation, and delicious food tasting, leading tourists to experience the charm and exciting events of Zhelin culture; Luodian Town in Baoshan has launched a "Dragon Boat Festival" short video prize collection activity, encouraging more people to go out and experience the festival and record the city.
During holidays, major scenic spots and cultural venues also lead people to experience the charm of Dragon Boat Festival customs with exciting and diverse activities. The Putuo District Art Museum has launched the production of zongzi fragrant handmade soap, and the Shanghai World Expo Museum has launched the DIY sachet parent-child activity, allowing children to experience the Dragon Boat Festival folk culture firsthand; The China Maritime Museum in Shanghai has launched a self-made dragon boat, inviting children to personally create a creative glowing dragon boat model; The Jiading Museum has launched themed activities such as "Ai" celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival and "Chang" during the Jiabo Dragon Boat Festival, continuing millennium old customs with modern charm.
Several scenic spots in Shencheng have also launched Dragon Boat Festival themed celebrations. During the holidays, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park launched a national style parent-child carnival. Intangible cultural heritage masters taught Zongzi on the spot, made sachets to ward off evil spirits and drive away plague, and could also participate in fun pot throwing, egg fighting, dragon boat racing, Dragon Boat Festival national style performances and other activities; In Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, a summer limited edition Han style nightlife will be held from today until July 23rd. Activities such as flower boat water night tours, Han style garden lantern festivals, floating like dreams exhibition, brown jade Hanfu exhibition, and water Kunqu opera performances will lead citizens and tourists through thousands of years, immersing themselves in the joy of the ancients.
During holidays, cultural and tourism departments at both levels in the city strictly implement the system of leaders leading shifts and 24-hour dedicated personnel on duty. In conjunction with the 2023 Action Plan for Major Accident Hazards in the cultural and tourism industry, they focus on key locations, important areas, and major activities, and work together with public security, housing and construction, transportation, health, emergency response, market supervision, fire protection, urban management law enforcement, and local street and town forces to carry out safety hazard investigations in various cultural and tourism venues. On the first day of the holiday, the overall operation of the cultural and tourism market in this city was standardized and stable, and no major safety incidents occurred.