(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-SPRING FESTIVAL-CULTURAL TOURISM (CN)

(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-SPRING FESTIVAL-CULTURAL TOURISM (CN)

(240216) -- ZHENGZHOU, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a folk performance at the Wansuishan scenic spot in Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 13, 2024. During the Spring Festival holiday, various cultural tourism events across central China's Henan Province have attracted lots of tourists. (Photo by Tan Yuzeng/Xinhua)

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