Museum hosting Terracotta Warriors sees nearly 100,000 visitors during holiday
1 2021-04-06 16:49:09Xinhua
Editor : Zhang Mingxin
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About 100,000 people visited the iconic Terracotta Warriors in northwest China s Shaanxi Province during the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day holiday, local authorities said on Tuesday.
A total of 97,324 visitors came to Emperor Qinshihuang s Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi an, the provincial capital, to catch a glimpse of the famous army of Terracotta Warriors during the holiday that ended Monday.
The number of visitors reached 67 percent of that during the period before the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak.
Due to epidemic control measures, tourists were required to book tickets online and make appointments to visit prior to arrival.
2021/04/06 18:21 Employees of cemetery attend eco-friendly collective ceremonial funeral during Qingming Festival on April 3, 2021 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. (Ge. Employees of cemetery attend eco-friendly collective ceremonial funeral during Qingming Festival on April 3, 2021 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. (Getty Images) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Over 320,000 Wuhan residents visited city cemeteries over just one weekend a full two weeks before the official Tomb Sweeping Festival. On March 22, China s Chutian Metropolis Daily reported that from March 20 to 21, over 320,000 people had already visited cemeteries and graveyards ahead of the normal peak period. This marks the first time that Wuhan residents were able to pay respects to their deceased family members since the start of the pandemic, as the city was in its final week of lockdown during the festival in 2020.
Beijing s 11 municipal parks and the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture received more than 1.64 million visitors during the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day holiday that ended on Monday, according to local authorities.
The figure represented a growth of 197 percent year on year, as strict social-distancing measures were imposed during last year s holiday due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Yuyuantan Park, Beijing Zoo, Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park, the Summer Palace and Beijing Botanical Garden were the most popular spots in terms of visitor numbers, according to the municipal administration center of parks.
Many parks had organized activities such as kite-flying and making green rice balls, a popular Qingming festival delicacy, for visitors during the holiday.
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Opinion: On China’s Memorial Day, Let’s Remember Those Killed for Their Faith
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China’s Qingming festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day or Chinese Memorial Day) falls on April 4 this year. It is the day that Chinese people visit the gravesites of their ancestors and loved ones. To commemorate this special occasion, my son and I drove more than 60 miles to his mother’s grave. She was brutally persecuted 11 years ago by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for her spiritual belief.
On this occasion, once again, I can’t help but think of those Falun Gong practitioners who have lost their lives as a result of the decades-long violent persecution campaign by the CCP. How many tears have been shed for the victims?