Despite sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks, tourist destinations in North China’s Shanxi province recorded 19.07 million visits during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday starting on Feb 11. They reported a combined revenue of 11.21 billion yuan ($1.74 billion), according to big data platforms.
However, unlike previous Spring Festivals, people from Shanxi, both permanent residents and migrant workers, accounted for a majority of the visitors.
Statistics show more than 56 percent of tourists were from Shanxi, with only 43.7 percent coming from other parts of the country.
This change in tourist origin can be attributed to the government’s caution on long-distance travel. It came in response to…