Tourists were attracted by an internet-famous spot in Tianxin District during the Duanwu Festival holiday.

On June 24, Changsha's 28 scenic areas included in the provincial statistics and monitoring system received 194,600 tourist arrivals, a year-on-year increase of 104.96%. The city saw 480,200 tourist trips during the three-day Duanwu Festival holiday, up by 49.26% from last year. The top three most popular scenic areas were Orange Isle, Lushan Scenic Area, and Huaminglou Scenic Area. A total of 169,000 tourist trips, 75,300 tourist trips and 42,000 tourist trips were made at the three scenic areas respectively.

This year's Duanwu Festival holiday is confirmed to be the busiest in recent five years. Ctrip data showed that, the number of orders received by Changsha during the holiday increased 124% year-on-year. The holiday is near the summer vacation. The summer tourism market will be opened earlier than usual this year, with a surge in demand from families with children, graduates, and other groups. This will led to the release of the accumulated tourism consumption potential.

Source: en.changsha.gov.cn