Robust, diverse New Year consumption points to China's economic vitality

STORY: Robust, diverse New Year consumption points to China's economic vitality SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FENG, General manager, Sanshuiyuan eco-tourism resort in Shandong 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Tourist STORYLINE: During the past three-day New Year holiday, China has witnessed strong consumption performances in multiple sectors including transport, tourism, catering, and retail sales. According to the Ministry of Transport, passenger volume handled by China's transport network during the New Year holiday is projected to hit over 128 million trips, up 78.4 percent from a year ago. Statistics show that a total of 135 million domestic trips were made within China during the New Year holiday, up 155.3 percent over the same period last year and up 9.4 percent over the figure from 2019. During the period, the total revenue in China's tourist market surpassed 79.73