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CCTV News App News: During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, people go out to appreciate the scenery and experience folk customs, relax and enjoy happy times in a variety of activities.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, the custom of making Zongzi and eating Zongzi is indispensable. From south to north, zongzi is fragrant, which is a good wish for people to pray for health. In Genzhu Town, Guigang, Guangxi, community residents form groups of four to participate in a rice and zongzi making competition, comparing their skills and speed to see who can pack more and more evenly within half an hour. In the Tujia Diaojiaolou in Jianshi, Hubei Province, villagers and tourists made Zongzi and tasted delicious food together. The cured hoof zongzi they wrapped was 1 meter high, and after five hours of steaming, it was fragrant. In Luoyuan, Fujian, the Zongzi made by the She people is called "Five Festival Zongzi". In the past two years, the life of the villagers has been better, and their Zongzi has become longer.
During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, intangible cultural heritage and traditional customs bring people more new tourism experiences. In Shenyang, Liaoning, nearly a hundred traditional intangible cultural heritage techniques such as carving, embroidery, and shaping are showcased together. The exquisite skills of the inheritors, coupled with highly participatory on-site experiences, make the majority of citizens and tourists linger. In the ancient city of Wuhu, Anhui, which has a history of over 2500 years, unique traditional customs take turns to perform. In the quaint neighborhoods, listen to local pear tree plays, watch the banquets and dragon parades, and experience the charm of traditional culture. In the Luqiao District of Taizhou, Zhejiang, the Ten Mile Street Banquet is very popular, and neighbors and tourists share local specialty cuisine together. In Haikou, many tourists of all ages come to the seaside to take a walk and pray for a healthy and safe year. In Nanchong, Sichuan and Duyun, Guizhou, the custom of "grabbing ducks" has attracted many tourists, who cheer for the contestants and win a good fortune. As night falls, the Qingming Shanghe Garden in Kaifeng, Henan sways with colorful lanterns. In the streets and alleys themed around Song culture, there are both unique cuisine and modern creative designs, as well as a dazzling array of intangible cultural heritage Bian embroidery. People stroll through them and enjoy a holiday leisure life. In Jiangbei District, Chongqing, the new dining consumption scene full of Ba Yu characteristics has attracted many foreign tourists. They enjoy Sichuan Opera face changing while eating hot pot, which is very pleasant.
During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, people express their love for the mountains and rivers, and appreciate the beauty of the scenery. At the Yellow River Grand Canyon Scenic Area in Zhunge'er Banner, Inner Mongolia, tourists can not only enjoy the natural scenery, but also experience speed and passion in projects such as glass water slides. In the Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon Scenic Area in Shanxi, enjoy the cool summer scenery by watching the high canyon and flat lake, drifting in the valley. At the Colorful Danxia Scenic Area in Zhangye, Gansu, tourists from all directions come to experience the unique and magnificent scenery of Danxia landforms. At the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in Yunnan, Wanglian has entered its best viewing period, with a single leaf serving as a boat, allowing for standing and sitting. Tourism in the Kanas Scenic Area in Xinjiang continues to heat up, receiving over 360000 visitors in the first two days of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. Compared to the May Day holiday, the daily tourist reception has increased by three times.
Hong Kong held the International Dragon Boat Invitational today, with 160 teams and nearly 4000 participants from 10 countries and regions including Australia and Thailand participating. This year, the organizers also set up the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Championships.
According to the data center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during this year's Dragon Boat Festival holiday, there were 106 million domestic tourists traveling in China, a year-on-year increase of 32.3%, achieving a domestic tourism revenue of 37.31 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 44.5%.