Tourism consumption heats up during National Day holiday, foreign media pays attention to China’s railway passenger transport reaching record high

During this year’s National Day holiday, holiday culture and tourism consumption across the country continued to heat up, attracting the attention of foreign media.

The website of Myanmar International Television reported that China’s seven-day National Day Golden Week holiday has set off a boom in tourism, cultural activities and domestic consumption. Daily reservations for major scenic spots such as Beijing’s Badaling Great Wall and Sichuan’s Jiuzhaigou Valley quickly reached peaks.

The report noted that in order to stimulate consumption, local governments and business districts have combined festival activities with consumption incentives and digital shopping promotions. On the basis of the previous Mid-Autumn Festival holiday when sales of smart wearable devices tripled and sales of AI products soared, businesses are facing high demand for technology-integrated equipment and smart lifestyle consumer goods.

During the National Day holiday, Chinese people are very enthusiastic about traveling. "Azerbaijan News Network" noticed that China's railway passenger volume hit a record high. The report analyzed that the substantial increase in passenger flow is directly related to China’s one-week National Day holiday, which is one of the busiest travel peak periods every year. Many Chinese people use this holiday to visit relatives and travel to major cities and popular attractions. Relevant departments predict that the number of railway passengers nationwide will reach approximately 284 million during the holidays.

The report believes that this record highlights the huge scale of China's railway system. During major holidays, China's railway network has actually become one of the busiest transportation systems in the world, carrying tens of millions of trips in just a few days and playing a vital role in connecting major cities and regions across the country.

Cultural tourism activities across China have also become the focus of foreign media reports. The Euronews website noticed that a formation of 5,000 drones lit up the National Day night sky in Nanchang, transforming into robots, airplanes, horses and other shapes in the sky, presenting a spectacular night performance. Tourists stopped to watch the performance. Some netizens commented that these images inspired their interest in traveling to China.