People tour Jiuzhou ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 26, 2023. (Photo by Wang Chao/Xinhua)People tour Lijiang ancient town in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 24, 2023. (Photo by Zhao Qingzu/Xinhua)People enjoy "iron flowers," a folk art performance of throwing molten iron to create fireworks, in Liushuigou Village of Huaying City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 25, 2023. (Photo by You Qing/Xinhua)People have fun at Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2023 shows people at a cinema in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)Tourists take a selfie at a traditional culture street in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)Tourists visit an exhibition at the Qilou ancient street during the Spring Festival holiday in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)Tourists enjoy performance at the Qilou ancient street during the Spring Festival holiday in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)Tourists visit the Qilou ancient street during the Spring Festival holiday in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)Tourists visit the Dongpo Academy during the Spring Festival holiday in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)Tourists visit the Dongpo Academy during the Spring Festival holiday in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)Tourists visit the Qilou ancient street during the Spring Festival holiday in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)Visitors watch seagulls at the Zhanqiao bridge scenic spot in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 26, 2023. Watching seagulls during Spring Festival is a tradition in Qingdao. Nowadays, with the improvement of ecological environment, the species of seagulls in Qingdao has increased to over 20 and the amount has surpassed 100, 000. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)Visitors watch seagulls at the Zhanqiao bridge scenic spot in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 26, 2023. Watching seagulls during Spring Festival is a tradition in Qingdao. Nowadays, with the improvement of ecological environment, the species of seagulls in Qingdao has increased to over 20 and the amount has surpassed 100, 000. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)Visitors interact with seagulls at the Zhanqiao bridge scenic spot in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 26, 2023. Watching seagulls during Spring Festival is a tradition in Qingdao. Nowadays, with the improvement of ecological environment, the species of seagulls in Qingdao has increased to over 20 and the amount has surpassed 100, 000. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)Visitors watch seagulls in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 26, 2023. Watching seagulls during Spring Festival is a tradition in Qingdao. Nowadays, with the improvement of ecological environment, the species of seagulls in Qingdao has increased to over 20 and the amount has surpassed 100, 000. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)Visitors interact with seagulls at the Zhanqiao bridge scenic spot in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 26, 2023. Watching seagulls during Spring Festival is a tradition in Qingdao. Nowadays, with the improvement of ecological environment, the species of seagulls in Qingdao has increased to over 20 and the amount has surpassed 100, 000. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng) 編輯：王?
People shop at Haikou Riyue Plaza Duty Free Shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 25, 2023. Tourists went shopping in Hainan, a major tourist destination for visitors in winter, during the Spring Festival holiday. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The sales revenue of China's consumption-related sectors during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday went up 12.2 percent from last year, tax data showed Friday.The sales revenue saw an average annual growth of 12.4 percent during the period compared with the Spring Festival holiday in 2019, the pre-COVID-19 period, according to the value-added tax data released by the State Taxation Administration.The recovery of tourism and accommodation services was accelerated. The sales revenue of travel agencies and related services surged 130 percent during the holiday from the previous Spring Festival break, recovering to 80.7 percent of the Spring Festival holiday in 2019, the data showed.Tourist hotels and hotel chains saw their sales revenue increase by 16.4 percent and 30.6 percent respectively from last year, showed the data.Meanwhile, consumption of daily necessities maintained steady growth, with sales revenue of basic living commodities such as grain, oil and food increased by 31.5 percent from the previous Spring Festival.The Spring Festival holiday, which began on Jan. 21 this year, is the biggest occasion for family reunions and heralds the beginning of spring. 編輯：王陽山
