KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Recently, China celebrated its grandest annual event -- the Chinese New Year. In Hainan, a major tourist province in southern China, citizen enthusiasm for travelling continued to surge.
According to the Haikou Tourism Development Commission, the capital Haikou received a total of 1,171,100 visitors during the seven-day holiday, raking in RMB 1.291 billion. (RMB 100 = RM62.54)
During the holiday, a variety of activities were carried out in major attractions in the city. At the public dock for Haikou National Sailing Base, sailboats, sailboards, rowing boats and yachts were provided for visitors to have fun with the seawater on the west coast of Haikou.
At the century-old Haikou Clock Tower, the city's landmark, a large-scale light show was launched for the first time. With three-dimensional sound and light effects, the show presented Haikou's sea culture and Nanyang culture, becoming a ‘new hotspot’ at night for citizens and tourists in Haikou.
In terms of rural tourism, Haikou held the Wenshan Xinpo Winter Fruit and Vegetable Picking Festival, which offered countryside picnics,‘Gongdao’ meals, and other rural activities.
This year, duty-free shopping also became a ‘trump card’ attracting visitors to Haikou.
According to a statement, the holiday saw duty-free stores in Haikou receiving 32,712 visitors, up 51.8 per cent year-on-year, with sales revenue of RMB 157 million and per capita expenditure of RMB 4,805, up 225.5 per cent and 43.81 per cent, respectively.
-- BERNAMA
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