Haitang Bay duty-free shopping complex in Sanya, Hainan Province

Haitang Bay duty-free shopping complex in Sanya, Hainan Province. (CGTN-VCG)
Haitang Bay duty-free shopping complex in Sanya, Hainan Province. (CGTN-VCG)

CGTN | 27-Jun-2020 | By Zhou Minxi

While gloomy business sentiments persist, there have been encouraging signs that Hainan’s revamp is on track. Despite a plummet in tourism in the first half of 2020, the island’s duty-free sales hit 1.9 billion yuan (279 million U.S. dollars) in May, up 147.9 percent from the previous year. Continue reading “Haitang Bay duty-free shopping complex in Sanya, Hainan Province”

17 million domestic tourist trips recorded on 1st day of Dragon Boat Festival

Fuzimiao (Confucius) Temple, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province (CGTN-VCG)
Fuzimiao (Confucius) Temple, Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province (CGTN-VCG)

CGTN | 27-Jun-2020

The first day of the Dragon Boat Festival saw a total of over 17.27 million domestic tourist trips in China, generating 4.47 billion yuan (0.63 billion U.S. dollars) in tourism income, statistics from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed. Continue reading “17 million domestic tourist trips recorded on 1st day of Dragon Boat Festival”