Which scenic spots in Shanghai have a good tourist flow during the Spring Festival holiday? Real-time passenger flow data gives the answer
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the festive atmosphere in Shanghai is strong, the weather is still sunny and warm, and major scenic spots and green parks are ushering in the Spring Festival holiday tourism peak. According to real-time passenger flow monitoring data from 150 major scenic spots in Shanghai, Shanghai International Tourism Resort, Shanghai Wildlife Park and Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park rank among the top in the city in terms of tourist reception. In particular, the Yuyuan Lantern Festival, which started selling tickets on the first day of the Lunar New Year, has become the most popular place in Shanghai during the Spring Festival holiday. The number of visitors who purchased tickets on the second day of the Lunar New Year reached nearly 100,000.
On the evening of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Fang Cheng's family from Wuxi took the subway to Yu Garden. Following the bustling flow of people, they could find the direction of the Yu Garden Lantern Festival without navigation.
In the central square of Yuyuan Mall, Fang Cheng’s family took photos with the dragon-shaped lanterns and visited the “One Night of Fish and Dragon Dance” themed lanterns on Ninghui Road. Despite the surging crowds, they still queued patiently for more than an hour, stepped onto the Jiuqu Bridge, and, with many tourists, led by the swaying fish and dragon princess, enjoyed the deep sea world of "the sea is graceful and the stars are brilliant". Fang Cheng sighed: "We specially set aside time to attend the Yuyuan Lantern Festival. The beauty of the lanterns here exceeded our expectations. It is really worth it!" Data from Yuyuan shows that the number of visitors to the Yuyuan Lantern Festival, which started selling tickets on the first day of the Lunar New Year, has not decreased. At the beginning of the year On the second day, nearly 100,000 ticket-buying tourists were welcomed. Judging from the on-site situation at the time of press deadline, the third day of the first lunar month is still the peak passenger flow.
People lined up to watch the lanterns at Jiuqu Bridge. Photo by Li Baohua
Several consecutive days of fine weather have also brought a large number of tourists to many outdoor scenic spots in Shanghai. Real-time passenger flow data of Shanghai scenic spots shows that on the second and third days of the new year, the passenger flow of Shanghai International Tourism Resort, Shanghai Wildlife Park, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park and other scenic spots continued to be at the forefront. Among them, Shanghai International Tourism and Resorts received over 70,000 visitors on the third day of the year, followed by Shanghai Wildlife Park and Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park with more than 28,000 visitors each.
In addition, scenic spots focusing on outdoor activities such as Shanghai Zoo, Century Park, Changxing Island Country Park, Songjiang Guangfulin Cultural Site, and Oriental Green Boat also experienced an increase in passenger flow on the second and third days of the holiday. It is worth mentioning that Chongming Xisha Pearl Lake, which was just upgraded to a national 5A-level scenic spot on the eve of the Spring Festival, also attracted many tourists during the festival. The passenger flow reached about 4,000 people in the afternoons of the second and third days of the Lunar New Year respectively, surpassing many well-known urban attractions. .
Tourism platform data shows that during the festival, hotel bookings in first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and new first-tier cities such as Xi'an, Suzhou and Chengdu increased significantly, driven by New Year lantern festivals such as the Shanghai Yuyuan Lantern Festival, Jiangsu Nanjing Qinhuai River Lantern Festival, and Xi'an City Wall Lantern Festival. The booking volume of scenic spots in the two days before the Spring Festival increased by more than 50% year-on-year.
During the Spring Festival holiday, the integration of traditional culture and modern tourism stimulated new vitality in consumption. Activities such as the Spring Festival Lantern Festival, dragon and lion dances, and intangible cultural heritage markets are spread across major scenic spots in Shanghai, attracting many citizens and tourists. More and more residents start the new year by traveling.
At the Shanghai Disney Resort, Mulan's good partner "Mushu Dragon" in the animated film "Mulan" appeared at a special welcome ceremony in front of the Fantasy Fairy Tale Castle, and joined Mulan in the classic performance "New Year Drumming Ceremony", a traditional Chinese tradition. The lion's eye-dotting ceremony also appeared in this large international theme park to welcome the auspicious Year of the Dragon with tourists.
At Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, people can not only watch colorful marine life, but also enjoy a number of intangible cultural heritage performances up close. A professional team of nearly 50 people from Tongliang, Chongqing, the hometown of fire dragons, used rich routine changes to form two smart swimming dragons. With cold fireworks, they performed a majestic "fire dragon"; Shanghai's only intangible cultural heritage iron flower was also present In this wonderful performance, when the "metal meteor" with a temperature of up to 1500°C falls from before your eyes, the shock and dazzling beauty right before your eyes are unforgettable, bringing you the blessing and joy of the New Year.
Haichang Ocean Park Festival Performance. Photo provided by the interviewed unit
During the holidays, Haichang Ocean Park also launched the "Lululu New Year Wonderful Meeting" Spring Festival 100-meter folk market, where tourists can wear dragon hats, carry dragon lanterns, visit the wonderful meeting, experience the intangible cultural heritage Ao fish lanterns offline, and shop hundreds of At Mi Folk Market, you can also experience many intangible cultural heritage projects such as sugar paintings, clay figurines, sugar blowers, wooden New Year pictures, door raft paper-cutting, etc. to fully experience traditional Chinese culture. Ms. Zhou, a tourist from Shanghai who came with her children on vacation, lamented: “I always felt that the metropolitan city lacked the flavor of the New Year in the past. This year, my children can see the lanterns, go to the markets, and watch the intangible cultural heritage performances in Shanghai. They can not only learn a lot of historical knowledge, but also accept the Chinese culture.” Being influenced by excellent traditional culture is very rewarding. ”
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