China News Service, Harbin, October 5th: Heilongjiang’s “Super Golden Week” is very popular and border tourism has increased its “gold content”
China News Service reporter Wang Lin
“This is the ‘Super Golden Week’, the real ‘golden time’ for tourism.” Bao Zhitong, general manager of Heihe Workers International Travel Agency Co., Ltd., who has been engaged in the border tourism industry for 27 years, is full of joy during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. The reporter interviewed at the local tourism market on the 5th and learned that during the “Double Festival”, the number of tourists in Heilongjiang, a major border province in China, increased significantly compared with the same period last year. Especially after China and Russia mutually exempted group tourist visas, border tourism has become more valuable.
During this 8-day long holiday, the tourism industry is seizing the “Super Golden Week”. With the theme of “Longjiang Golden Autumn·Colorful Oil Painting”, the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism has launched 5 major categories of tourism products, 50 autumn boutique travel routes, 150 autumn travel destinations and more than 160 special cultural and tourism activities.
Through a series of preferential activities to attract tourists to the province, Heilongjiang’s major scenic spots have become more popular and the tourism market has become more popular. According to calculations by the China Tourism Academy, Heilongjiang Province received a total of 2.608 million tourists on October 1, a year-on-year increase of 212.1%.
Compared with recent years, border tourism has developed more vigorously this year. Port cities such as Heihe and Suifenhe have resumed the mutual exemption of group tourist visas between China and Russia, which was previously suspended due to the epidemic. On September 21, the first visa-free tour group from China to Russia transited through Heihe Port, organized by Heihe Employees International Travel Agency Co., Ltd.
Bao Zhitong said that after the business resumed, the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays were immediately ushered in, which drove the growth of the port city’s tourism economy. Tourists who go abroad to Russia will have one to three days of free travel in Heihe. It is difficult to book local hotels, the scenic spots are full, and it is hard to find a ticket. 80% of the vehicles parked in front of the hotel have foreign license plates. It can be seen that border tourism attracts many foreigners. tourists.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, tourists line up to visit the Suifenhe National Gate Scenic Area.Photo by Peng Qiwei
In Suifenhe, which is also a port city, tourists from all over the world checked in at the Guomen Scenic Area to take photos. Data provided by the Suifenhe Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism shows that from September 29 to October 4, the number of inbound and outbound passengers at Suifenhe Port totaled 13,000; from September 29 to 12:00 on October 5, Suifenhe City received 125,000 tourists. At the same time, catering, accommodation and other related industries are experiencing peak passenger flow.
At the beginning of the night, Suifenhe’s famous Tonghai Russian-style barbecue has a long queue. Restaurant manager Yu Yansong told reporters: “Because it is adjacent to Russia, Suifenhe specializes in Russian-style Western food and large skewers. This year, the visa exemption has been restored, and many foreign tourists come to Suifenhe for vacation. , my restaurant receives nearly a thousand diners every day, and foreign tourists account for about 90%.”
Mei Yingxue, a tourist from Jilin, said: “We, a group of five, traveled by car to Suifenhe. We could see Russia from afar at the National Gate Scenic Area. Although we did not go abroad, we experienced the exotic customs. Not only did we taste a large Russian skewer, but everyone also bought Russian products to take home. .”
During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, tourists shop for Russian products in Suifenhe.Photo by Peng Qiwei
According to data from Meituan and Dianping, in the six days before the holiday, the average daily consumption of service retail in Heilongjiang increased by nearly 230% compared with the same period last year, of which hotel accommodation increased by 770%. In Harbin, the most outstanding performance, the average daily consumption of service retail increased by nearly 200% compared with the same period last year, the performance of tourism consumption increased significantly compared with previous years, and hotel accommodation increased by 816% year-on-year.
Walking into Harbin in the golden autumn, Central Street full of European style is crowded with people. Balcony music and street music add to the joy of the festival; in Volga Manor, full of Russian style, a large number of tourists wander around in the “colorful oil painting” composed of Russian-style architecture and colorful autumn colors. Middle; At the Harbin Grand Theater, the “Golden Autumn Performing Arts Tourism Festival” cultural performance event to benefit the people was held, presenting a feast of Chinese and foreign classic music to tourists.
On the 5th, the holiday came to an end, and the tourists returned home satisfied. China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. announced that the number of passengers during the holiday exceeded 340,000 for six consecutive days, and the total number of passengers exceeded 2.3 million. The return passenger flow has now reached its peak, with 410,000 passengers expected to be sent that day. (over)
2023-10-05 10:50:58
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