September 20, www.china.com.cn The moon is the Mid Autumn Festival. As a traditional cultural festival of the Chinese nation, the Mid Autumn Festival has become a major feature of the festival. The Forecast Report on Travel Index of Mid Autumn Festival and National Day in 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the Report) jointly released by Xinhua Index and Gaode Map shows that based on the tourism big data of Gaode Map, the historic city is more popular with the public. Dali Ancient City, Lijiang Ancient City, Phoenix Ancient City, Zhenyuan Ancient City and Pingyao Ancient City are among the top ten popular moon watching destinations.
According to relevant people, there are three categories of the top ten popular moon watching landowners during the Mid Autumn Festival holiday: one is the traditional moon related scenic spots, such as the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, the West Lake in Hangzhou, and the Golden Stone Beach and other island scenic spots; Second, there are scenic spots that hold festival activities, such as Chongqing Wulong Karst Tourist Area. The abundant moon watching activities are also an important way to attract tourists; Then there are historic cities, such as Dali Ancient City, Lijiang Ancient City, Phoenix Ancient City, etc. It is more cultural and emotional to recall the ancient moon watching.
In addition, since the Mid Autumn Festival holiday only lasts for three days, citizens may consider traveling around the city more. The Report analyzes the surrounding tourism of four first tier cities, namely, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Data shows that there is a high degree of congestion around popular scenic spots in Shenzhen and Beijing, around Guangzhou is mainly Nansha Tianhou Palace, and around Shanghai, traffic is relatively smooth. Influenced by the Friday evening peak and the Mid Autumn Festival holiday, there are two traffic congestion peaks during the 2018 Mid Autumn Festival holiday: 16:00 - 21:00 on the day before the Mid Autumn Festival holiday, and 10:00 - 12:00 on the first day of the Mid Autumn Festival holiday. During the National Day holiday, due to the influence of free high-speed traffic during the National Day holiday, there will be a small peak of congestion from 0am to 1am on October 1, and then a larger peak period of travel will be from 9am to 12am. It is suggested that the public arrange travel time reasonably.
It is worth noting that some scenic spots in Shenzhen and Guangzhou were closed due to the impact of typhoon "Mountain Bamboo". Please pay attention to the real-time information of the scenic spots.
(Wu Cenan Xue)
