Harbin's three-day tourism revenue during the New Year's Day holiday was nearly 6 billion, and 100,000 Modern popsicles were sold in three days on Central Street;
During the three-day New Year's Day holiday, there were 135 million domestic tourism trips across the country, a year-on-year increase of 155.3%;
The total box office of movies during the New Year's Day holiday in 2024 will be 1.533 billion yuan, setting a new record for the same schedule;
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Starting work is a sprint. At the beginning of the new year, many fields are off to a good start, and many sets of data have reached new highs, opening a thriving 2024.
On January 5, the opening fireworks of the Ice and Snow Festival were launched in the sky over the Harbin Ice and Snow World Park. On the same day, the 40th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival opened, attracting many tourists. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Tao
In 3 days, the tourism income was nearly 6 billion
The hottest city at the moment is undoubtedly Harbin, which is located in the northeast. With the explosion of the ice and snow economy this winter, Harbin has become the new top of the tourism industry this winter. According to the estimation of the Harbin Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, during the New Year's Day holiday, Harbin received a total of 3.0479 million tourists, achieving a total tourism income of 5.914 billion yuan, and the number of tourists received and the total tourism income reached a historical peak.
The three-day tourism income was nearly 6 billion! 100,000 pieces of Madiel popsicles were sold in three days on Harbin Central Street! In the words of netizens, "this earth-pouring wealth has been given to Erbin this time"!
The craze continues. On January 5th, the 40th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival opened, and more than 100 special ice and snow activities will continue to surprise tourists. Next, with the arrival of the winter holiday and the Spring Festival, Harbin's "Ice and Snow World" will usher in a peak. Thousands of tourists will flock here to experience the beautiful and fun ice and snow sports, and feel the hospitality of Erbin residents.
Tourists enjoy the scenery at the west peak of Huashan Mountain in Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, December 31, 2023 (drone photo). During the New Year's Day holiday, people enjoy their time in various ways to welcome the New Year and celebrate the holiday season. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Wang Yan)
In 3 days, 135 million people traveled
According to the data center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the three-day New Year's Day holiday, there were 135 million domestic tourism trips, an increase of 155.3% year-on-year, an increase of 9.4% over the same period in 2019 on a comparable basis, and a domestic tourism revenue of 79.73 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 200.7% and an increase of 5.6% over the same period in 2019.
In this wave of travel, the popularity of ice and snow tourism continues to rise. According to Fliggy's data, the number of ice and snow travel bookings during the New Year's Day holiday increased by 126% year-on-year, with Harbin, Changchun, Urumqi and Zhangjiakou being popular destinations for ice and snow tours. Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shanghai are the main sources of ice and snow tourism.
What's even more gratifying is that two days before the New Year's Day holiday, the travel rate of residents in rural areas reached 4.2%, contributing 20.0% of the number of domestic tourists in the same period, a new high since the New Year's Day holiday monitoring record.
In 3 days, the total box office of the movie was 1.533 billion yuan
According to the statistics of the National Film Administration, the total box office of the film during the 2024 New Year's Day holiday (December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024) will be 1.533 billion yuan, setting a new record for the same schedule. The number of moviegoers was 36.6 million, and the box office of domestic films was 1.411 billion yuan, accounting for 92.04% of the market. The top 5 films at the box office are "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star", "Annual Meeting Can't Stop!", "Goldfinger", "Sneaking" and "If You Are Honest Do Not Disturb 3".
Such a stellar result is not unexpected, it is a continuation of the thriving and active film market in 2023.
According to data released by the National Film Administration on January 1, 2024, the total box office of mainland films in 2023 will be 54.915 billion yuan, and the number of moviegoers will be 1.299 billion.
What's even more exciting is that the top ten box office movies in 2023 are all domestic films. Among them, "Man Jianghong" leads the box office, "The Wandering Earth 2", "All or Nothing", "She Who Disappeared", "Fengshen Part I: Chao Song Fengyun", "In the Octagonal Cage", "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an", "Bear Infested, Accompany Me "Bear Core"", "Solid as a Rock", "Unfamiliar with Life" ranked second to tenth.
The beginning of the year is full of vitality, not only in the field of cultural tourism and film, but also in many major projects and projects.
60.2 natural containers/hour, the tenth time to refresh the world record for loading and unloading efficiency
On January 1, at the operation site of Qingdao Port Automation Terminal (Phase III), the first fully autonomous automated terminal in mainland China, the last container of the "New Quanzhou" ship was successfully loaded, and the average single-machine operation efficiency of the bridge crane reached 60.2 natural containers per hour, and the Shandong Port Qingdao Port Automation Terminal refreshed the world record for loading and unloading efficiency for the tenth time.
It is understood that the Shandong Port Qingdao Port Automation Terminal (Phase III) project, which has just been put into operation, is the first fully autonomous automated terminal produced in mainland China, and has completed six independent breakthroughs and 12 innovative achievements, marking that the mainland has a complete set of solutions that are completely independent and controllable in the field of automated terminal construction.
After the third phase of the Shandong Port Qingdao Port Automation Terminal was put into operation, the total length of the fully automated container terminal shoreline reached 2,088 meters, and the usable shoreline was 1,652 meters.
200 million kWh of electricity will be transmitted in one year, saving about 60,000 tons of standard coal
Ultra-high altitude generally refers to an altitude between 3,500 and 5,500 meters. On the morning of January 1, the world's largest wind farm in ultra-high altitude areas, the Nagqu Ouma Tinga 100 MW wind power project, was officially put into operation. It can send 200 million kWh of electricity to Nagqu City in a year, meeting the annual electricity demand of 230,000 people. Save about 60,000 tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 200,000 tons.
Travel time has been shortened from 6 hours to about 1 hour
On the morning of January 3, the opening ceremony of the Yunnan Zhaotong section of the G7611 Duxiang Expressway was held at the Gantian toll station. This marks the addition of a new highway connecting Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces in the southwest of the mainland.
National Expressway Network G7611 Expressway from Duyun City, Guizhou Province to Shangri-La City, Yunnan Province, with a total length of about 1,200 kilometers. The Yunnan Zhaotong section of Duxiang Expressway is 97 kilometers long and has a design speed of 80 kilometers per hour.
After the opening of the Zhaotong section of the Duxiang Expressway, the travel time from Shouwang Township, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province to Chunjiang Township, Jinyang County, Sichuan Province has been shortened from the original 6 hours to about 1 hour, and about 1.87 million people in 10 townships and towns along the line have made it more convenient for people to travel.
On January 5, at the Harbin Ice and Snow World Park, tourists watched the drone show at the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. On the same day, the 40th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival opened, attracting many tourists. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Jianwei
All over the country is full of enthusiasm to start work, and all walks of life are bravely striving to be the first to speed up, and this determination and hard work are all over the land of China at the beginning of the year. The steaming and thriving new atmosphere of 2024 is exciting and inspiring!
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Editor: Wang Ying
Final review: Chen Jingchao
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