Gorgeous ladies dressed in white qipao (a kind of traditional high necked, figure-hugging dress) perform in Liangjiang Movie City. [Photo/liangjiang.gov.cn]

Liangjiang New Area arranged a slew of promotional activities to help local consumption recover during the Dragon Boat Festival, which ran from June 3 to 5, while still maintaining strict COVID-19 prevention and control measures.

Five major shopping areas in Liangjiang registered 65.17 million yuan ($9.78 million) in sales, and seven Class-A scenic spots received a total of 90,000 visits during the three-day holiday, generating revenue of more than 7 million yuan.

Since June 1, Cuntan international New City has held a number of interesting open-air markets, new energy vehicle exhibitions and other events that promote consumption, working with shopping malls such as Outlets, IKEA and Suning Yigou.

Boating, flower sightseeing, picnicking, loach catching and touhu – throwing arrows into wine pitchers – in Chongqing Garden Expo were also popular among visitors.

Chongqing Jihua Park has gradually formed an extreme sports industry that features not only skating, but also parachuting, climbing and surfing.