During the seven-day National Day holiday, an increasing number of people decided to spend the festival at tourist attractions near where they live in order to minimize the cross-regional spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

News from the Liangjiang New Area market regulation bureau suggests that A-level tourist sites in the new area had received a total of 250,000 visits during the holiday, a year-on-year increase of 43 percent.

The government had strictly followed epidemic prevention and control requirements, and implemented measures including limiting the daily tourist number, adopting ticket reservations, and encouraging visitors to avoid rush hours.

More than 120,000 tourists visit Chongqing Happy Valley, which received a record number of visits during the holiday, up by 50 percent over 2019. [Photo/liangjiang.gov.cn]

The Chongqing Garden Expo Park, a large ecological city park based in Liangjiang, begins to receive visitors on Oct 1. [Photo/liangjiang.gov.cn]

The Fourth Autumn Culture and Tourism Festival is held in Liangjiang International Film City, where people can experience Chongqing's unique charms by watching traditional performances. [Photo/liangjiang.gov.cn]