*Thethree-dayNewYearholidaywitnessedastrongrecoveryintourism,cateringandretailsalesacrossthecountry.

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*Chinarecordedroughly52.7milliondomestictouristvisitsduringthethree-dayNewYearholiday--up0.44percentyearonyear.

*DatafromTrip.comGroupshowedthatthenumberofordersforoutboundflightticketsduringtheNewYearholidaysoared145percentyearonyear.

BEIJING,Jan.3(Xinhua)--AsChinahasactivelyoptimizedandrefineditsCOVID-19response,thecountryhasalsoexpandedsuppliesofgoodsandcommoditiestoboostconsumptioninthenewyear.

Thethree-dayNewYearholidaywitnessedastrongrecoveryintourism,cateringandretailsalesacrossthecountry.

Onthelastdayof2022,over59,000touristsvisitedShougangParkinBeijing"sShijingshandistrict.Thefigurewas3.6timeshigherthannormaldays--reflectingthestrongdesireofcitizensfortravel.

VisitorshavefunduringtheiceandsnowfestivalatYuanmingyuanParkinBeijing,capitalofChina,Dec.31,2022.(Xinhua/LuoXiaoguang)

Theiceandsnoweconomyhasalsorevivedwiththechangeofseasons.Beijing,thecitythathostedtheWinterOlympicslastyear,openedallfivemunicipalicerinksandsnowresortsduringthethree-dayNewYearholiday.

ParksincludingSummerPalace,BeihaiParkandYuanmingyuanPark,havelaunchediceandsnowentertainmentactivities,whichattractedmorethan50,000touristsduringtheholiday.

Exhibitionsinmuseumsalsoprovedpopularpunch-inprojectsduringtheholiday.

GuYing,deputydirectorofMiaoyingTemplemanagementoffice,saidthatabout2,000visitorsenteredthetempleinthreedays,whichbasicallyrecoveredtoabout60percentoftheusualvisitorflow.

Touristsalsodroveconsumption--themuseumsold737piecesofculturalandcreativeproductsduringtheholiday--withsalesrevenuereachingabout48,000yuan(about6,909U.S.dollars).

PeoplehavefunontheicerinkatBeihaiParkinBeijing,capitalofChina,Dec.31,2022.(Xinhua/ChenZhonghao)

Apartfromparksandscenicspots,shoppingmallsandrestaurantsinChinesecitiesalsobuzzedwithconsumers.

AccordingtotheShanghaiMunicipalCommissionofCommerce,fromDec.23,2022toJan.28,2023,thecitywillorganizemorethan100consumerpromotionactivitiesandprovidealargenumberofcommoditydiscounts.

TheBund,YuGardenandNanjingRoadpedestrianstreet,allsawstronggrowthintouristnumbers.

NanjingRoadpedestrianstreethasissued30,000coupons,offeringdiscountsof50yuan,toencourageshopperstospendatdepartmentstoresandrestaurants.

Duringthethree-dayholiday,popularcrayfishrestaurantHudaonGuijieStreetinBeijing,sawcustomersstillinaqueueforatabletosatisfytheircravingsat3:30a.m.

PeopledineatarestaurantinBeijing,capitalofChina,Jan.1,2023.(Xinhua/RenChao)

ZhangShengtao,directorofoperationsatHuda,saidthethreebranchesofHudareceivedabout11,000customersinthreedays,withmorethan1,000tablesinqueueatpeaktimes.

TheoperatingincomeofHudaduringtheNewYearholidayincreasedby15percentyearonyear,saidZhang.

Chinarecordedroughly52.7milliondomestictouristvisitsduringthethree-dayNewYearholiday--up0.44percentyearonyear,accordingtotheMinistryofCultureandTourism.

Thetourismrevenuegeneratedovertheholidayreachedover26.5billionyuan,up4percentfromthesameperiodlastyear,accordingtotheministry.

TravelerswalkoutofNanjingRailwayStationinNanjing,capitalofeastChina"sJiangsuProvince,Jan.2,2023.(PhotobySuYang/Xinhua)

Short-distancetourswereespeciallyfavoredbytravelersduringthisperiod,andthedataalsoshowsasteadyrecoveryinthecountry"smediumandlong-distancetravellevels,theministrysaid.

AccordingtodatareleasedbyChinesetravelserviceandsocial-networkingplatformMafengwo,thepopularityofmediumandlong-distancetravelincreasedby172percentfromthepreviousmonth.TouristsmainlycamefromBeijing,Shanghai,Chengdu,GuangzhouandShenzhen.

Someonlinetravelagenciesreportedamarkedincreaseinticketbookingsforcross-bordertourismovertheholiday.

DatafromTrip.comGroupshowedthatthenumberofordersforoutboundflightticketsduringtheNewYearholidaysoared145percentyearonyear.

ConsumersgoshoppingatashoppingmallinKunming,southwestChina"sYunnanProvince,Jan.1,2023.(PhotobyLiangZhiqiang/Xinhua)

ChinarecentlyannouncedthatitwoulddowngradeitsmanagementoftheinfectiousdiseaseofCOVID-19fromClassAtoClassB,startingfromJan.8,2023--shiftingthefocusoftheresponsefromstemminginfectiontocaringforinfectedpatientsandpreventingseverecases.

Accordingly,domesticandforeignairlineswilloperatescheduledpassengerflightsunderbilateraltransportagreements--withlimitsonflightsnolongerapplicable.Closedmanagement,nucleicacidtesting,andquarantinemeasuresforinboundflightcrewsandrelatedairportpersonnel,willberemoved.