People visit Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
With China gradually relaxing COVID-19 prevention measures as the epidemic is put under control, the nation’s consumption is speeding up its recovery.
The catering and services industries have been the first to pick up, with some restaurant chains and tourism sites estimating at least a 15-percent jump in revenue as group dining and inter-city tourism returns to normal.
Yet business owners in the virus-hit movie sector told the Global Times that there has been no significant gain in traffic volume in theaters.
Wang Bin, general manager of New Jingya Cook Superb Cuisines – a medium- to high-level restaurant chain in China -…