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Enough of the Covid regime: 550 million Chinese finally want to go on vacation again after today’s national holiday.
Today 71 years ago, the People’s Republic of China was proclaimed in Beijing. The national holiday is followed by a whole week of festivities: “Golden Week.” It is a tradition for the Chinese to travel and visit families during this time. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism expects 550 million trips in its own country, and that in times of pandemic.
Many of them go or fly on vacation. For a long time, Hong Kong was high on the list, especially for shopping trips. This is no longer the case since the demonstrations and the new security law in the Special Administrative Region. Other popular destinations were gamer’s paradise, Macau, as well as Japan and Thailand.
Traveling despite Corona, especially domestically
It looks different with Covid-19. Holidays are now mainly made in Germany. Some go home when they live in cities other than where they work. In the south, the island of Hainan is very popular for beach holidays in October before winter sets in. Others stay at their place of residence and enjoy their days off there.
Station in Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province: Chinese railways expect 108 million passengers in the next ten days.
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The tourism industry, which has been hit hard by the Covid period, expects a recovery after nine months. A certain amount of Corona fatigue has also established itself in people. Many now finally want to go on vacation again. Also because the number of cases in China is currently very low and people want to have fun again. This is also evident in Shanghai’s restaurants, bars and clubs, which are once again well attended in many places, as Northeast Asia correspondent Martin Aldrovandi reports.
Many people have developed some corona fatigue. You finally want to go on vacation again.
In addition, in certain hotels it is necessary to show applications with a green code. This also applied to restaurants in the beginning, but here the regime has relaxed a bit. Now it is much more relaxed and there are fewer and fewer restrictions, says Aldrovandi.
Schools: clear advertisement for those who wish to travel
In Shanghai, most schools inform their students that they should not travel to another province on their days off. If they do so anyway, they would have to be quarantined upon return. In cities like Beijing, it is recommended not to travel at all. Many families with school-age children stay in their own city.
Before National Day: A happy atmosphere on a bullet train in Hefei, Anhui province.
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The population handles the pandemic very differently during the holidays. Part of this is still very careful. Others say they have had enough and finally want to experience something again. They want to go to amusement parks or go to southern China, where it is even hotter.
Part of this is still very careful. Others have had enough and finally want to experience something again.
They also want to consume more and spend more money again, which the government wants. But not everyone can do it, because there are also those who have lost their jobs or earn less and now want to save first.
Beijing on the 71st National Day: People’s Liberation Army soldiers escort the flag from the Forbidden City to Tiananmen Square.
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“Golden Weeks” in October and May
The “Golden Week” is celebrated in October after the national holiday and another after Labor Day in May. This is very important for many people because then they can travel because they don’t have many vacations. The Chinese New Year still exists as the most important holiday season. Most of all, people go home, says Martin Aldrovandi.
