During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday from June 25 to 27, Guangxi held 148 cultural tourism activities and received 4.33 million tourists, with tourism consumption reaching 2.58 billion yuan ($363.94 million), 39.6 percent of the total from the same period last year.

Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, residents from all over the country are paying more attention to tourism safety and are restricted to cross-provincial, long-distance, as well as outbound travel. Medium and short-distance self-driving tours within three days have become the most popular choice for the public.

Beihai Silver Beach Scenic Spot, Weizhou Island, Sanniang Bay Scenic Area, Jiangshan Peninsula Tourist Resort, Jing Island Scenic Area, and other coastal scenic areas were the main scenic spots for tourists to visit during the holiday.

The scenic spots across Guangxi strictly controlled visitor flow to within 30 percent of their capacity. Seven 5A-level scenic spots and 247 4A-level scenic spots in the region have all been connected to the video surveillance system, allowing real-time monitoring of key areas of scenic spots.

Tourists were also required to make reservations online and have their body temperatures taken at the entrances of the scenic spots.

Many scenic spots held Dragon Boat Festival themed activities, such as popular science activities, folk experiences, folk interactive performances, dragon boat races, lantern riddles, and garden party activities.

In addition, more than 200 cultural tourism enterprises launched more than 100 tourist route products and held 15 tourism promotion activities at the 2020 Guangxi Online Tourism Fair, which was held in Nanning during the holiday.

In addition, ticket discounts and folk festivals of scenic spots also attracted a large number of tourists.

Tourists queue to have their temperature measured and to enter a scenic area in Nanning, Guangxi during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. [Photo by Cheng Yongke/gx.people.com.cn]

端午假期广西旅游消费达25.76亿元 返乡游与周边乡村游受热捧

今年端午假期，全广西共举办文化旅游活动148项，接待游客430.30万人次，恢复至同期水平的45.7%；旅游消费达25.76亿元，恢复至同期水平的39.6%。

受疫情影响，各地市民游客更加注重旅游安全，加之跨省、长途与出境游受到限制，“本地人游本地”以及3天以内的周边中短途自驾游成为市民首选。端午假期，北海银滩景区、涠洲岛南湾鳄鱼山景区、三娘湾白海豚景区、江山半岛旅游度假区、京岛风景名胜区等滨海景区成为区内外游客前往的主要景区。

据了解，广西按照景区承载量30%的要求，完善全区旅游景区视频监控系统，对各主要景区、网红景点可能出现的瞬时聚集现象进行预警和干预。目前，全区7家5A景区、247家4A景区已全部接入自治区景区视频监控系统，系统画面能够清晰地反映出景区的主要出入口、观景平台、重要浏览点、游客聚集地和停车场等重点区域。

全区各景区开展系列与端午节有关的文旅系列活动: 端午节科普活动、端午节民俗体验、民俗互动表演，龙舟竞渡、灯谜会、游园会活动等。

“2020广西线上旅游交易会文旅市集”端午期间在南宁青秀万达举行，200多家文旅企业推出100多条旅游线路产品，举办了15场文旅推介促销主题活动。

此外，推出景区门票优惠和民俗节庆活动。吸引了大量游客前往旅游和休闲度假。