The city of Zigong, Sichuan Province, received 3.61 million tourists during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday from February 5 to 10 this year, up by 12.45 percent year on year, according to the Zigong Municipal Commission of Tourism Development on February 11. The tourism revenue totaled 1.99 billion yuan, up by 14.74 percent year on year. Centering on “experiencing folk customs, science and technology, and traditions,” the city held a series of festive activities like the 25th Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show, the Sixth Zigong Dinosaur Museum Dinosaur Revival Festival and the Third Rong County Giant Buddha Culture Lantern Show that offer various leisure experiences for local citizens and tourists. The tickets for lantern shows are all sold online and the tourism information of all the scenic spots are available online so that tourists can make traveling plans more conveniently. [Photo/China.org.cn]
