Xiamen reaps $478 million during Spring Festival holiday
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The tourism revenue of Xiamen in East China's Fujian province surges 16.31 percent year on year to 3.4 billion yuan ($478 million) during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday. [Photo/IC] |
The tourism revenue of Xiamen in East China's Fujian province surged 16.31 percent year on year during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, amounting to 3.4 billion yuan ($478 million), according to Xiamen Municipal Tourism Development Committee.
The coastal city entertained more than 2.92 million visitors from home and abroad, an 11.75 increase year on year, with Gulangyu Island the most popular destination, receiving more than 340,000 tourists during the seven-day break.
A dazzling array of travel themes were available in Xiamen, including cultural, coastal, countryside, parent-child and health care routes.
Why Xiamen
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Xiamen is one of the most economically competitive cities in China and was one of the first Special Economic Zones on the Chinese mainland. As a vice-provincial city independently listed on the State development plan, it has provincial-level authority in economic administration and local legislative power. In 2010, the Xiamen SEZ was expanded to cover the entire municipality. Today, Xiamen is a modern and international port city.