The 7 Chinese cities that win hearts of tourists for holiday travel

In addition to the above-listed cities, tourists also flock to Chengdu to watch giant pandas, to Xiamen to hear the sea breeze lying on the beach at Gulangyu Islet, and to Changsha to taste the yummy snacks at the night fair.

Some netizens said they would like to travel to any destination for which they can secure a plane or train ticket.

Railway trips in China hit a record high of 19.66 million passenger trips on Saturday, the first day of the holiday. About 120 million domestic trips are expected to be made by Chinese railway passengers from April 27 to May 4, an increase of 20 percent from the 2019 level. Meanwhile, the number of flight bookings for the holiday has already exceeded 6 million, generally equivalent to the level registered during the same holiday in 2019.

The holiday travel spree in China shows that the tourism sector is recovering at full tilt in the post-epidemic era, and the world's second-largest economy is regaining its vitality.