China's cultural, tourist market rebounds over Spring Festival holiday

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China's cultural, tourist market rebounds over Spring Festival holiday

STORY: China's cultural, tourist market rebounds over Spring Festival holiday DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists 2. various of cinemas 3. various of tourists 4. various of Central Street in Harbin 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Tourists 6. various of ice and snow sports in Inner Mongolia 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG SIQI, Local resident 8. various of Wansuishan scenic zone in Kaifeng 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MA QIANQIAN, Tourist 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): XING SHIYU, Tourist STORYLINE: China's cultural and tourist market witnessed a strong rebound during the Spring Festival holiday. China's cinemas welcomed crowds of moviegoers with a cluster of highly anticipated blockbusters on offer. During the weeklong holiday, 129 million tickets were sold, generating a whopping revenue of 6.76 billion yuan (998.49 million U.S. dollars), up 11.89 percent from the same holiday of 2022. Demands for leisure travel logged explosive growth in the h

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