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.
According to a national plan, China aims to build Hainan into an international tourism and consumption center by 2025.
Produced by Xinhua Global Service
