SHANGHAI (XINHUA) – Shanghai received over 10 million visits during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, with tourism revenue reaching CNY16.64 billion, authorities said on Friday.
More than 500 cultural and tourism activities were rolled out to celebrate the Chinese New Year, according to the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism.
The city’s main tourist attractions received over 4.1 million visits, about 90 per cent of the figure during the Spring Festival holiday in 2019.
During the holiday, 72 museums and 39 art galleries across the megacity welcomed 500,000 visits and 230,000 visits, respectively, up 62-per-cent and three-per-cent year-on-year.
The city’s world-renowned Huangpu River cruise tour received 72,400 visits, up 239-per-cent from a year ago.
