TouristsareboatinginanationalwetlandparkineastChina"sJiangsuprovince,April29,2023.(People"sDailyOnline/ZhouShegen)

"Iknewtherewouldbealotoftourists,butIneverexpectedsomany,"saidLiXin,whorunsaB&BhotelneartheLongmenGrottoes,atouristsiteboastingahistoryofmorethan1,500yearsinLuoyang,centralChina"sHenanprovince.

AccordingtoLi,thehotelhadbeenfullybookedhalfamonthbeforetheMayDayholiday.

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"Wehaveafullhouseeveryday,andcustomershavetowaitforatableduringpeaktime,"saidLuJun,whoworksatarestaurantinashoppingmallinChaoyangdistrict,Beijing,addingthattherewasanobvioussurgeinthenumberofdinersduringtheMayDayholiday.

China"sconsumermarkethaswitnessedanall-aroundgrowthduringthefive-dayholidayaspeopleweregratifiedbyseasonalandqualityproducts,featuredandexperientialservices,aswellasinnovativeandintelligentconsumption.

AccordingtostatisticsreleasedbytheMinistryofCommerce(MOFCOM)andtheMinistryofCultureandTourism(MCT),domestictripsduringtheMayDayholidaythisyearjumped70.83percentyearonyear,andtourismrevenuesoared128.9percentfromayearago.Besides,salesofkeyretailandcateringcompaniesduringtheholidayincreasedby18.9percentfromthedaysin2022.

TheremarkableperformancemirroredthevitalityandpotentialoftheChineseconsumptionmarket,andwitnessedthestronginternalimpetusoftheChineseeconomy.

TouristsvisitagiftshopatatouristattractioninFuzhou,capitalofsoutheastChina"sFujianprovince,May2,2023.(People"sDailyOnline/WangWangwang)

OnMay2,acampingsiteinMentougoudistrict,Beijingwelcomedanumberofvisitors."It"sfuntobeherebecauseIcangettogetherwithmyfriendswhiletakingmychildclosertonature,"saidZhangJia,whodrovemorethantwohourstothesitefromBeijing"sChaoyangdistrict.

DuringtheMayDayholiday,morethan9.12milliontouristtripsweremadetotheChinesecapital,whichledtotourismrevenueof13.46billionyuan($1.95billion).Boththetwofiguresexceededthe2019level,registeringastrongrecoveryinthecity"sculturalandtourismconsumption.

MOFCOMstatisticsshowedthatChinasawa24.4percentincreaseinsalesnationwideinpetroleumproducts,a20.9percentupinautomobiles,an18.4percentgrowthinclothing,a16.5percentexpansionincosmetics,anda13.9percentriseinhomeappliances.

Besides,thepassengerflowandturnoverofnationaldemonstrationpedestrianstreetsincreasedby121.4percentand87.6percent,respectively,comparedwiththesameperiodlastyear,whilesalesofkeycateringenterprisesincreasedby57.9percentyearonyear,itsaid.

AccordingtoMCTestimates,Chinesepeoplemade274milliondomestictripsduringthefive-daybreakthatbeganonApril29,upover19percentfrom2019beforetheCOVID-19outbreak.Tourismrevenuereachednearly148.06billionyuan,recoveringtothepre-pandemiclevelin2019.

Fromcommoditiestoservices,andonlineshoppingtobrick-and-mortarmalls,newscenarioskeptemergingduringtheMayDayholiday,whichspurredpeople"swilltoconsumeandinjectednewvitalityintothemarket.

PeoplevisitatouristattractioninQiaochengdistrict,Bozhou,eastChina"sAnhuiprovince,May2,2023.(People"sDailyOnline/LiuQinli)

AttheLiangjiangInternationalFilmCity,atouristattractioninsouthwestChina"sChongqingmunicipality,alive-actionperformancewasstagedatnightduringtheholiday.Touristswerewanderingthereintraditionalcostumestoexperiencethecharmofthelocalculture.

"Today,wecannotonlysightsee,joinentertainmentactivitiesandtastedeliciousfoodattouristattractions,butalsoexperiencelocalhistoryandcultureinanimmersivemanner.Thisjustenrichesthetourismexperience,"saidatouristnamedSunWei,whowasenjoyingtheperformance.

"Holidayconsumptionshowsanobvioustrendofupgrading,withemergingnewscenariosandmodels.ItmirroredthepersonalizedanddiversifieddemandupgradeofChineseconsumers,"saidZhangJixing,deputydirectorofthemarketresearchdepartmentoftheAcademyofChinaCouncilforthePromotionofInternationalTrade.

TheconsumptionduringtheMayDayholidayindicatedarisingpropensitytoconsume,whichheraldedthattheconsumermarketwouldkeeprecoveringinthelongrun,Zhangsaid,addingthatconsumptionisexpectedtoplayabiggerroleindrivingChina"seconomicgrowth.

Accordingtohim,improvedemployment,whichwasrevealedbyanobviousdropinthesurveyedurbanunemploymentrateinMarch,isconducivetoincreasingresidents"incomeandenhancingtheirconsumptioncapability.Hebelievesthatemergingscenariosandmodelswillfurtherspurpeople"swilltoconsume.

ThepropensitytoconsumeofChineseresidentsstoodat62percentinthefirstquarterofthisyear,anincreaseof0.2percentagepointsfromayearago.Fromtheperspectiveofmediumandlong-termdevelopment,Chinaisinastageofrapidconsumptionupgrade,enjoyingbrightprospectsinthelongrun.