In China things are back to normal.
After the lockdown in the wake of the corona pandemic, millions of people are traveling.
China
was the first country to be
affected
by the
corona pandemic
.
October 1st was a
national holiday
and there are eight days off.
Hundreds of millions of Chinese
are
on vacation
.
Beijing - upside-down world in Corona times.
While the number of infections is skyrocketing again in numerous countries and warnings are being issued in many places about a second wave,
a
“mass migration”
is beginning in
China
that is second to
none.
Nine months
after the start of the corona pandemic in China, millions of Chinese are
traveling again
.
Since the People's Republic has not reported any local infections for weeks,
around
600 million trips are
expected
over the current
"Golden Week"
with eight days off for the
national holiday
and the
moon festival
, as reported by the
China Daily
.
This means that 70 to 80 percent of the previous year's figure is achieved.
In China we celebrate the national holiday with the "Golden Week".
All of China then has 7 days off.
A relaxed and familiar time.
It is a time to be #pride and #grateful for the # achievements of all Chinese people in the past year and the 71 before.
#HappyBirthday #China
- Consul General Du Xiaohui (@Consul GeneralDu) October 1, 2020
Despite Corona - millions of Chinese go on vacation
Millions of Chinese are looking forward to their first big
vacation
since the outbreak of the corona pandemic.
The People's Republic hopes
to stimulate
the
economy
in its own country again
through the strong travel
flow.
Citizens should be encouraged to travel through free entry to tourist attractions and special offers.
Famous attractions like the
Great Wall of China
and
Shanghai Disneyland
were crammed with tourists, and train stations and airports were bursting at the seams.
In Shanghai, a family decided to take a
home vacation
and booked a boutique hotel near Disneyland.
But she hadn't expected the crowds of tourists.
"My daughter had to wait in line for almost three hours to take a ride," said one mother.
Tomorrow is China's National Day holiday, with an 8-day holiday, and today has ushered in the travel peak.
This is the current traffic flow of Shanghai Hongqiao High-speed railway station.
pic.twitter.com/3DBHSblLZP
- Sharing travel (@lsjngs) September 30, 2020
While the global
tourism industry is
estimated to lose more than one trillion US dollars this year, travel has largely returned to normal, at least in China.
The spending on tourist attractions is likely to reach around 90 percent of the previous year's figures, but when there were only seven days off during the "Golden Week", the official Xinhua news agency reported.
After lockdown and a lot of discipline - the Chinese “deserve” a vacation
China has brought the virus under control
with
strict measures
such as sealing off megacities, strict isolation and entry bans.
Only imported cases are currently reported.
Normal visas are not yet being issued again, and international flights are still very limited.
Travelers must be in quarantine facilities for 14 days after arrival.
The vast majority of people in Beijing continue to wear
face masks
.
Fever is also still measured
at entrances to shops, restaurants
or residential areas.
With a Corona app on their mobile phones, people in many places have to register and also prove that their most recent travel activity was harmless.
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