During the May Day holiday, the tourism market in Jinniu District, Chengdu, continued to heat up with strong momentum, receiving a total of 2.1263 million visitors, a year-on-year increase of 6.03%. Tourism revenue reached 2.688 billion yuan, up 8.43% year-on-year.

Over the holiday, Jinniu District focused on three major demands: holiday travel, micro-vacations, and the night-time economy, offering a steady stream of quality products, scenic spots, and performances. From art exhibitions to trendy must-visit spots, from musical tours to night revelry, from sports events to cultural and creative bazaars, diverse business formats and scenarios were rolled out one after another. Rich immersive experiences became highly popular, continuously fueling holiday cultural and tourism consumption.

During the May Day period, the Jinniu Hot Exhibition · Lakeside Art Fair held a five-day exhibition, offering non-stop highlights. The event featured three themed zones: the Avant-Garde Aesthetics Zone, the Flavorful Life Zone, and the Craftsmanship Heritage Zone, organically blending trendy crafts, time-honored gourmet foods, intangible cultural heritage experiences, and outdoor music performances. It became a popular destination for citizens and tourists to relax, to ‘check in’, and immerse themselves in urban aesthetics.

Danglu Teahouse

At the Danglu Teahouse in Jinniu District, performances such as acrobatics, money clappers (a traditional folk art form), Sichuan opera, and tea artistry took turns captivating the audience. With the steaming aroma of covered-bowl tea, visitors slowly savored the leisurely life of old Chengdu and its intangible cultural heritage amidst the fragrance of tea and artistic performances, adding a lingering cultural charm to Jinniu's nights.

At the Shuren Shishi Old Teahouse, the engaging session ‘Yuan Tingdong Answers Questions — Interactive Exchange on Bashu Culture’ was lively, along with a unique immersive situational performance titled ‘Tianfu Rhyme: Bashu Folk Tales.’ Holding covered-bowl tea and sitting leisurely for chats, visitors enjoyed money clapper performances, immersing themselves in the Bashu cultural context and experiencing a holiday cultural feast interwoven with knowledge and everyday vitality.

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