The Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon is approaching, some people go rain or shine and embark on the road back to their hometowns in advance, while others go to the mountains and seas and choose to "travel for the New Year". In the Qinhuai scenery belt of Nanjing Confucius Temple, bright lanterns light up the "night" Jinling, attracting tourists from all over the country to come and welcome and bless the new year in the strong New Year's flavor of Nanjing.
As the saying goes, Qinhuai is the best in the world. When night falls, the Qinhuai scenery of Nanjing Confucius Temple is full of brilliance. In front of the Dacheng Palace, the double dragon plate pillar lamp group holds its head upward, spitting out the dragon ball, symbolizing the auspicious reunion; under the east city wall of the gate, the "Dragon Teng Shengshi" lamp group of about 16 meters high is extremely bright and magnificent...... A group of dragon lanterns shined in Jinling, bringing a strong New Year's flavor.
In the Confucius Temple Scenic Area, tourists from all over the country take pictures, linger in front of the food stalls, and there are young ladies with exquisite makeup and Hanfu wearing Hanfu walking around the neighborhood with lanterns in their hands, feeling the flavor of Jinling New Year. Miss Li, a tourist from Shandong, said that Nanjing is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, with profound cultural heritage, and it is very atmospheric to walk in the scenic area wearing Hanfu. Moreover, seeing that some other young ladies are also wearing Hanfu, there is a feeling of crossing over, and they are all beautiful to check in and take pictures.
At about six o'clock in the evening, there was a long queue at the Panchi Pier of Confucius Temple, and there was no end in sight. Tourists from all over the world have boarded the painting boat one after another to experience the beautiful scenery of Qinhuai at night. This 5-kilometer-long night tour route connects Bailuzhou Park, Taoyedu, Dongshuiguan Ruins Park and other scenic spots, and is the best way to enjoy the lanterns on the water.
Fan Min, a staff member of Qinhuai Scenery Tourism Co., Ltd., said that in recent times, the passenger flow has risen significantly, and there are about 1,000 tourists who take the night tour of the painting boat every night, which has reached more than twice the passenger flow in the off-season. It is expected that during the Spring Festival holiday, the passenger flow will further increase, and it is possible that the daily passenger flow will exceed 10,000 people.
Traveling for the New Year, bringing a special cultural and creative gift is the choice of many tourists. In the Qinhuai gift flagship store of Confucius Temple, there is an endless stream of tourists who come to pick up cultural and creative gifts. From the delicate national tide dragon hat, to the quicksand refrigerator magnet of Confucius Temple, to the calligraphy and painting table with Qinhuai elements, and the hand-held touch lamp, etc., every cultural and creative item attracts the attention of tourists.
Not only that, when the cute Bingdun Dun wears a small dragon hat, it becomes a "dragon dun", and the sales are hot. Yu Chunyan, deputy manager of Qinhuai gifts, introduced that since the winter vacation, Longlindun "has been liked by children, and now the sales are very hot, basically two or three days to replenish the goods."
Since the beginning of this year, punching in and stamping has become a trend. The reporter saw that on the long table in the Qinhuai gift store, various commemorative medals were placed, and a large number of tourists gathered around to knock on the stamp book and check in. Yu Chunyan introduced that the store has launched a lot of new stamped books with Qinhuai elements, and more than 200 copies can be sold in a day. Moreover, there are more than 100 stamps in the store, including the scenic spot series, the champion series, the Qinhuai Eight Uniques, etc., which can be stamped free of charge by tourists, which is very popular.
At more than ten o'clock in the evening, the Confucius Temple scenic spot is still like daylight, and the passenger flow is surging, staging a lively and warm joyful atmosphere. Tourists from all over the country are immersed in the thick smoke and fireworks to wish the new year. Mr. Zhang, from Henan, took his daughter on a trip for the Chinese New Year, with Nanjing as the first stop, followed by Suzhou and Shanghai. He said that the child has always wanted to go on a trip for the Chinese New Year, and he is very happy to finally help her fulfill this wish this year. Nanjing is very beautiful, rich in culture, and very lively, it is worth the trip!
The reporter learned that this year's Spring Festival, the cross-regional flow of people in the whole society will hit a record high, and it is expected that 9 billion people will travel, visit relatives, and relax within 40 days. Big data from online travel agencies such as Ctrip and Tuniu also shows that "traveling for the New Year" has become a trend, especially the "exchange of residents between the north and the south for the New Year" has become a new trend, which will also drive the tourism industry to usher in a good start in the Year of the Dragon.
Source: Jiangsu News Broadcasting