Ahead of China’s Qingming Festival holiday in April, Tianshui, a relatively small city in Gansu Province, saw travel bookings jump more than 20% on platforms such as Ctrip. Since March, tourists have been flocking to the city – previously mainly known for a series of Buddhist rock carvings and grottos – to sample a local dish: Tianshui malatang. Malatang (literally ‘numbing, spicy, hot’) is a popular street food dish in …
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Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional festival celebrated with a three-day national holiday from 22-24 June, has proven to be a significant catalyst for China’s tourism industry and consumer spending, although some dark clouds remain Despite the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s Dragon Boat Festival holiday saw a remarkable surge in travel numbers, both domestically and internationally, as well as a considerable increase in overall tourism spending. There …
Renowned for its golden sandy beaches and tropical climate, today, the “Hawaii of China” is generating headlines for its business-friendly environment – and some of the world’s biggest companies are taking note Hainan’s location in the warm waters of the South China Sea have long made it a haven for fishing and agriculture and, in more recent years, tourism, but in the early 2020s, a series of beneficial import and …