China is on the road for half a week in Golden Week. Media: There are too few holidays.
Reference News Network reported on October 8 that overseas media said that during the Eleventh Golden Week in China, half of China was on the road.
According to a report by Taiwan Province’s "Central News Agency" on October 6th, the mainland’s 11th National Holiday has entered the 6th day. According to the latest comprehensive calculation by the data center of the National Tourism Administration, from the 1st to the 6th, the tourism consumption of the Golden Week in the mainland has reached 453.75 billion yuan, and the number of tourists received is close to 558 million.
As the long holiday comes to an end, long-distance tourists return one after another, and mainland civil aviation, railways and highways have entered the peak of return.
On the road side, from the afternoon of the 6th, congestion appeared one after another in the direction of major cities entering the city, and the congestion of transportation hubs such as airports, railway stations and long-distance passenger stations intensified. In civil aviation, air ticket prices continued to rise, and the discount rate was significantly reduced.
According to a German TV website reported on October 6th, we can see from the TV screen of China CCTV that the famous scenic spots in China are occupied by crowds. Tourists crowded on the Great Wall or the Forbidden City one by one.
Airports and railway stations are also crowded with people. During the Eleventh Golden Week in China, half of China was on the road. Wu Li, 25, is the same. She said, "I’m going to Hangzhou. I don’t have so many holidays, and I have used them for several days. So I can only travel during the Golden Week. "
This is a fundamental problem: most Chinese have few holidays. Therefore, the national holiday time is concentrated in two weeks every year: the Spring Festival at the beginning of the year and the National Day on the 11th.
Nowadays, it is no longer just popular to visit relatives in one’s hometown. Due to the economic development, countless Chinese can afford the cost of holiday travel. Dai Bin, president of china tourism academy, said: "In China, traveling has become a choice for many people. For the middle class, it’s like eating and drinking or going out in the sun. It has become a daily activity. "
Although China’s economy is facing problems, the situation of tourism is very good. "Even if the economic growth slows down and the RMB depreciates, China’s tourism is still the fastest growing economic sector," Dai Bin said. "Investment in tourism has increased. We believe that tourism will become the leader of China’s economy. "
Nevertheless, the voice of criticism has also increased. A China man said, "Where am I going? Not going anywhere. There are people everywhere, and I can’t stand it. " A lady said, "I used to travel during the Golden Week. But I won’t do it this year. There are too many people, and people are crowded everywhere. "
There have been requests on the Internet to adjust the holidays in Chinese. But as long as the tourist craze of Golden Week continues, there will be new stories reported in the media every day.
Taiwan Province’s United News Network reported on October 6 that during the 11-day holiday, the "Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST)" just launched at the end of September — — The world’s largest single-aperture radio telescope scenic spot in Guizhou Province has become a new favorite of tourists, with about 10,000 visitors entering the scenic spot every day during the Golden Week.
According to mainland media reports, in the early morning of the 4th, there was a sea of people in the scenic spot. Some tourists even waited here at 7: 00 in the morning. Until 4: 30 in the afternoon, the tourist craze has not dispersed. Although it is uncertain whether they can enter the observation deck on the same day, the tourists still insist on waiting.
These days, the number of tourists in the scenic spot has greatly exceeded the limit, and the scenic spot has already been overloaded.
According to Taiwan Province’s "Central News Agency" reported on October 6, the international food guide — — The "Michelin Guide" officially entered the mainland, and the "Michelin Guide for Shanghai in 2017" was released in late September. During the 11-day holiday in mainland China, a "rice tasting tide" rose in Shanghai, and all the restaurants listed as stars were full.
During the Golden Week, the "Michelin Three-Star" shanghai new world Langham Hotel Tangge Restaurant, the seats and private rooms for lunch and dinner have been fully booked in advance. As of the 5th, the dinner attendance rate reached 100%. The reservation phone is busy for a long time.
"Taste Michelin" has become one of the great events in Shanghai during the Eleventh Golden Week.