Shanghai records over 4.92 mln tourist visits during Lunar New Year holiday

 

 

 

Tourists visit the Yuyuan Garden scenic area in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 17, 2021. Shanghai recorded over 4.92 million tourist visits during the seven-day holiday since Feb. 11, bouncing back to 96 percent of the number in the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in 2019 before the COVID-19 epidemic, according to the city's administration of culture and tourism. Over 81 percent of the visitors were locals, and the total tourism revenue reached 5.67 billion yuan (about 877 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Chen Fei)