国内英语资讯:China Focus: Shanghai tourism festival witnesses consumption upgrade
<p><span word="SHANGHAI">SHANGHAI</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 14-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>' <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p><p><span word="Twenty">Twenty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="floats">floats</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Suzhou">Suzhou</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 32 <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="from">from</span> 19 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="some">some</span> 300,000 <span word="spectators">spectators</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 6, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> 100 <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span>. <span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="galleries">galleries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="price">price</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 2018 <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> 12.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="remarkably">remarkably</span>, <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> 1995, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hainan">Hainan</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>," <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Guo">Guo</span>, 54. "<span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>, <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relax">relax</span>."</p><p><span word="Thirty">Thirty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lacking">lacking</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lu">Lu</span> <span word="Guojun">Guojun</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Huangpu">Huangpu</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Cruise">Cruise</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>., <span word="Ltd">Ltd</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swaths">swaths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="croplands">croplands</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p>
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