(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN PARA GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN PARA GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(231021) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Xu Haijiao reacts before the flame retrieval ceremony of the torch relay of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 21, 2023 (Photo by Weng Xinyang/Xinhua)

(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN PARA GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN PARA GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(231021) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Xu Haijiao (L) lights the cauldron during the flame retrieval ceremony of the torch relay of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 21, 2023 (Photo by Weng Xinyang/Xinhua)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING TRACK (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING TRACK (CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sun Haijiao of China competes during the Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit Final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CYCLING-UCI TRACK NATIONS CUP-MEN'S TEAM PURSUIT-QUALIFYING

(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CYCLING-UCI TRACK NATIONS CUP-MEN'S TEAM PURSUIT-QUALIFYING

(230315) -- CAIRO, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Boan, Sun Haijiao, Yang Yang and Zhang Haiao of Team China compete during the men's team pursuit qualifying at the 2023 UCI Track Nations Cup in Cairo, Egypt, March 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CYCLING-UCI TRACK NATIONS CUP-MEN'S TEAM PURSUIT-QUALIFYING

(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CYCLING-UCI TRACK NATIONS CUP-MEN'S TEAM PURSUIT-QUALIFYING

(230315) -- CAIRO, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Boan, Sun Haijiao, Yang Yang and Zhang Haiao of Team China compete during the men's team pursuit qualifying at the 2023 UCI Track Nations Cup in Cairo, Egypt, March 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CYCLING-UCI TRACK NATIONS CUP-MEN'S TEAM PURSUIT-QUALIFYING

(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CYCLING-UCI TRACK NATIONS CUP-MEN'S TEAM PURSUIT-QUALIFYING

(230315) -- CAIRO, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Boan, Sun Haijiao, Yang Yang and Zhang Haiao of Team China compete during the men's team pursuit qualifying at the 2023 UCI Track Nations Cup in Cairo, Egypt, March 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Tourist resort in China's island province sees travel boom

STORY: Tourist resort in China's island province sees travel boom DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: SANYA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists and tourist sites 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI YANJIAO, Marketing director of Sanya Tianya Haijiao Tourist Area STORYLINE: Tourists have been swarming to Sanya, a popular holiday resort in south China's island province of Hainan after the country optimized its COVID-19 response. Figures released by the city government show, during the Spring Festival holiday, Sanya recorded more than 1.6 million tourist trips, 616,400 more than the number for the same period in 2019. Total tourism revenue stood at 4.87 billion yuan (710 million U.S. dollars), up 25.98 percent year on year. Even weeks after the Spring Festival holiday, tourist attraction sites, hotels and duty-free shops are still packed with people. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI YANJIAO, Marketing director of Sanya Tianya Haijiao Tourist Area "Now, we record more than 10,000 tourist