英语新闻丨长假拉动旅游，掀起消费热潮

More flexible vacation plans by people during the just-concluded Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays have fueled tourism consumption, creating a spending spree both domestically and at overseas destinations.

刚刚落幕的中秋、国庆假期，民众更加灵活的休假安排带动了旅游消费，国内与境外目的地均迎来消费热潮。

This year's National Day holiday lasted seven days, from Thursday to Wednesday, and some people combined it with the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday to extend their break to as long as 13 days, stimulating both domestic and outbound travel.

今年国庆假期共 7 天，自周四至周三，部分民众将其与中秋假期拼休，最长可连休 13 天，拉动国内游与出境游市场。

Figures from travel portal Trip.com Group show that demand for long-distance tours surged during the holiday, with more than 10 percent of people who booked domestic itineraries on the platform extending their vacations to eight days. The proportion was less than 6 percent in 2024.

携程集团旅行平台数据显示，假期长线游需求暴涨，在该平台预订国内行程的用户中，超 10% 的人把假期延长至 8 天，2024 年这一比例不足 6%。

While traditionally popular cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou retained their appeal among tourists, county-level and village destinations demonstrated strong competitiveness during the holiday, thanks to their distinctive local customs, traditions and cuisines, according to travel agencies.

多家旅行社表示，北京、上海、广州等传统热门城市依旧吸引游客；县域和乡村目的地凭借独特民俗、风土与美食，在本次假期展现出强劲竞争力。

Yang Yanying and her 5-year-old son visited Huangling, a village in eastern China's Jiangxi province, during the holiday. The village is known for its Hui-style architecture and the local practice of shaiqiu, or drying crops in bamboo baskets on rooftops or window sills.

杨艳英带着 5 岁的儿子，在假期前往中国东部江西省的篁岭村。这座村落以徽派建筑和当地晒秋习俗闻名，晒秋指在屋顶、窗台用竹匾晾晒农作物。

"It's hard to see and experience such down-to-earth village scenery and life in cities, and it's also a good place for my child to learn about crops and experience the atmosphere of the harvest," said Yang, who lives in Beijing.

定居北京的杨艳英说：“在城市很难见到、体验这种接地气的乡村风光与生活，这里也很适合孩子认识农作物，感受丰收氛围。”