Millions of traveling Chinese took the roads when the country closed thursday by an eight-day official to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Middle Autumn Festival that extends on both sides of the Patriotic Holidays.
This is the first major season for the Chinese after COVID-19 hit Wuhan and the rest of the country in January this year before spreading around the world, interrupting Chinese New Year’s celebrations with padlocks.
National Day is the largest Chinese holiday of the moment when millions of people abroad and the country visit their favorite places and main tourist spots.
With the removal of restrictions on domestic flights after COVID-19 was controlled, transportation facilities and tour operators expected a large number of Chinese to head to domestic destinations, as China had not yet opened abroad.
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China’s National Health Commission said Thursday that imported instances of COVID-19 were shown Wednesday.
By Wednesday, the total number of cases shown of COVID-19 in mainland China had reached 85,414, the 186 patients were still being treated, the Commission said.
A total of 80,594 patients have been discharged after recovery and 4,634 have died on the continent so far, the commission said.
National Day celebrations began with a rite of flag-building in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in the presence of a large number of people.
According to a report published through online travel service provider Trip, it is likely that around six hundred million trips will be made across the country at the eight-day break beginning Thursday, as other people travel for pleasure or to reunite with their families after being largely locked up, measures of social esttachment since last winter.
This year’s holiday is the longest holiday of the “golden week”, as the national holiday overlaps with the mid-autumn festival, a public holiday for family gatherings. High-speed train seats on several routes recovered within a few hours on the first day of pre-sale earlier this month.
The total number of domestic flights during the holiday era is expected to exceed 15 million, 10% more than last year, Hong Kong-based online travel booking page Qunar said the call had increased across many mainland travelers who otherwise went abroad.
Rail passenger travel to China is expected to succeed in 108 million national holidays and mid-autumn holidays, the official Xinhua news firm reported.
China also hopes that the Golden Week holiday will generate the seasoning needed for the collapse of the COVID-19 pandemic-affected economy, especially Chinese domestic spending to celebrate the holidays.
The Chinese government expects rapid growth in the world’s second-largest economy, with China being the first country to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.
Consumer spending accounted for 56% of China’s gross domestic product last year, and the country remained dependent on exports, which were affected by the pandemic.
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