CCTV News: During the Spring Festival, Zhuhai Hengqin Port, Fujian Xiamen and other places ushered in the peak of incoming passenger flow during the Spring Festival, and the number of tourists visiting relatives and friends and traveling has increased significantly. Zhuhai Hengqin Port: 198,000 passengers were inspected in three days

According to statistics from Hengqin Border Inspection Station, three days before the Spring Festival holiday, a total of about 198,000 inbound and outbound passengers were inspected and released, and about 18,000 vehicles were inspected, an increase of 32% and 50% year-on-year respectively. Among them, 25,000 mainland tourists who held individual and group travel visas on the first day of the Lunar New Year, an increase of 163% from the previous day. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, there were 8,900 passengers entering and leaving the passenger inspection and release hall of Hengqin Port on the second day of the Lunar New Year, setting a new record since its opening. Xiamen, Fujian: Ports have a "good start" in the new year. "China tour" is very popular

Powered by a series of new immigration management policies, the number of inbound and outbound personnel at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport exceeded 4 million in 2024. During the Spring Festival holiday, this place also ushered in a "good start" mode. The strong atmosphere of southern Fujian New Year and convenient transportation services have attracted many foreign tourists to come to Xiamen to experience the Chinese New Year. According to statistics from the Xiamen Border Inspection General Station, the number of inbound and outbound passengers at Xiamen Port during the Spring Festival is expected to reach 140,000, an increase of about 15% over the 2024 Spring Festival holiday.

This Spring Festival, foreign tourists can be seen everywhere in attractions and streets in Xiamen. They walked into the botanical garden to enjoy the flowers and experience the ecological journey. They came to Xiamen Museum to check in for the unique and creative new winter exhibition "Lingji Ludao".

Xiamen takes southern Fujian culture as its background, and the life scenes of the integration of Chinese and Western cultures also deeply attract foreign tourists. Everyone went to the teahouse to taste tea and experience the leisurely lifestyle of "morning tea and late coffee".

The "Metaverse Digital Block" on Zhongshan Road invites foreign tourists to wear VR glasses. What is presented in front of you is the seamless integration of digital scenes such as intangible cultural heritage opera, historical figures, and AR cakes, which is refreshing. Shanghai: Taste flower tea and wear cheongsams Foreign tourists experience the authentic New Year atmosphere

In the 2025 Spring Festival, more and more foreign friends come to China to celebrate the New Year. They went shopping in old streets, alleys, bought tea cheongsams, and stayed in special homestays with the Chinese people, and felt the strong Chinese New Year atmosphere.

In Tianzifang, located in Huangpu District, Shanghai, each specialty store and art workshop are arranged in an orderly manner. Here, you can not only experience the life in Shanghai, but also buy special souvenirs, making it one of the destinations for many foreigners to travel to Shanghai. During the Spring Festival in 2025, the big white rabbit milk candy, tea pastries, sachet sachets, etc. in Tianzifang were all favored by foreign tourists.

In addition to buying souvenirs, many foreigners also like to follow the local customs and try Chinese cheongsams.

The manager of the cheongsam store introduced that due to the increase in foreign tourists in recent months, many foreign guests have come to experience wearing Chinese cheongsams, which has also driven the sales growth of stores.

It is understood that since the visa-free policy was opened in 2024, the passenger flow in Tianzifang has been rising. In addition, some tourism companies have also launched free half-day tours in Shanghai. At the beginning of 2025, in conjunction with the implementation of the visa-free policy, free half-day tours in the country will be upgraded again.

During the Spring Festival, celebrating the New Year in B&Bs has become a new choice for more and more foreign tourists to travel. Data shows that the number of foreigners booked B&Bs increased by 2.3 times year-on-year compared with 2024, and the old villa homestays in Shanghai are welcomed by many foreign guests.

Shanghai has also launched a series of inbound travel facilitation measures to promote the construction of a payment facilitation environment for key business districts, commercial districts, supermarkets and convenience stores. It also continuously optimizes tourism transportation, luggage storage, etc., so that foreign tourists can experience the convenience of "Chinese travel".