<p>Three years of COVID-19 curbs have led to a 'pent-up' demand amongst Chinese tourists. Millions are now taking full advantage of the Labour Day break and 'revenge travelling', as hotels and tourist hotspots struggle to cope with the rush of tourists. Videos on Chinese social media platforms show domestic travellers sleeping shoulder-to-shoulder, in a public toilet near one of the summits of Huangshan in Anhui province, one of China’s most popular tourist destinations.</p>

<p>According to a staff member, the tourists anchored themselves in the toilet as it was too late to go down the mountain and hotels were full, leaving no option for them to spend the night.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Seeing the mass migration of the population to enjoy the holiday weekend, the hashtag “how everywhere is crowded” remained a top trending topic on Weibo, a Twitter-like platform on Tuesday morning. Chinese netizens shared images and videos of huge crowds at the popular tourist destination whit few saying the situation was "gradually becoming ridiculous".&nbsp;</p>

<p>“This is the first day of my holiday and as the first stop I chose the&nbsp;Mutianyu&nbsp;section of the Great Wall, because I heard the Badaling section is too crowded. But here there are a lot of people as well. This morning I left at eight from the tourist centre and we arrived here at five in the afternoon. The traffic on the way here was also terrible," Wang Yingli, a 26-year-old tourist from Shaanxi was quoted as saying by Reuters.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Another tourist added,&nbsp;“This is the first time I come to&nbsp;Mutianyu. Many years ago, I went to Badaling. I was worried that that section would be too crowded and I chose to come here instead, but the crowd here is huge as well. I came here to take some pictures.”</p>

<h2><strong>China set to break records</strong></h2>

<p>According to data released by the Chinese Transport Ministry, more than 159 million trips were made via car, airplane, rail and waterways in the first three days of the five-day holiday weekend, which was an increase of a whopping 162 per cent from the same period last year.&nbsp;</p>

<p>National operator China Railway Group Ltd. expects to hit a record 120 million passengers between April 27 to May 4 —&nbsp;the so-called Golden Week period. Daily average trips across the country have already reached pre-pandemic levels set in 2019.&nbsp;</p>

<p>More tourists mean more revenue for the companies. According to the Ministry of Commerce data, major retail and catering companies reported a 15.6 per cent jump in sales on Monday&nbsp;from a year ago.&nbsp;</p>

<p>China was the ground zero of the pandemic and one of the last countries to let go of the restrictions. The country under President Xi Jinping employed a zero-Covid tolerance policy which created horrific scenes. It was only in December last year that the communist regime lifted the draconian policy.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/covid-19-cases-reportedly-rising-in-china-a-matter-of-global-concern-586624" target="_blank"><strong>ALSO READ | COVID-19 cases reportedly rising in China. A matter of global concern?</strong></a></p>

<p>After a relative period of normalcy, cases started to increase in mainland China earlier this week. On Wednesday, the Chinese authorities urged the citizens to be cautious and also instructed hospitals to be on high alert as the holiday weekend approached.&nbsp;</p>

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Three years of COVID-19 curbs have led to a 'pent-up' demand amongst Chinese tourists. Millions are now taking full advantage of the Labour Day break and 'revenge travelling', as hotels and tourist hotspots struggle to cope with the rush of tourists.

Three years of COVID-19 curbs have led to a 'pent-up' demand amongst Chinese tourists. Millions are now taking full advantage of the Labour Day break and 'revenge travelling', as hotels and tourist hotspots struggle to cope with the rush of tourists. Videos on Chinese social media platforms show domestic travellers sleeping shoulder-to-shoulder, in a public toilet near one of the summits of Huangshan in Anhui province, one of China’s most popular tourist destinations. According to a staff member, the tourists anchored themselves in the toilet as it was too late to go down the mountain and hotels were full, leaving no option for them to spend the night. Seeing the mass migration of the population to enjoy the holiday weekend, the hashtag “how everywhere is crowded” remained a top trending topic on Weibo, a Twitter-like platform on Tuesday morning. Chinese netizens shared images and videos of huge crowds at the popular tourist destination whit few saying the situation was "gradually becoming ridiculous". “This is the first day of my holiday and as the first stop I chose the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, because I heard the Badaling section is too crowded. But here there are a lot of people as well. This morning I left at eight from the tourist centre and we arrived here at five in the afternoon. The traffic on the way here was also terrible," Wang Yingli, a 26-year-old tourist from Shaanxi was quoted as saying by Reuters. WATCH | Travel boosts in China after years of curbs × Another tourist added, “This is the first time I come to Mutianyu. Many years ago, I went to Badaling. I was worried that that section would be too crowded and I chose to come here instead, but the crowd here is huge as well. I came here to take some pictures.” China set to break records According to data released by the Chinese Transport Ministry, more than 159 million trips were made via car, airplane, rail and waterways in the first three days of the five-day holiday weekend, which was an increase of a whopping 162 per cent from the same period last year. National operator China Railway Group Ltd. expects to hit a record 120 million passengers between April 27 to May 4 — the so-called Golden Week period. Daily average trips across the country have already reached pre-pandemic levels set in 2019. More tourists mean more revenue for the companies. According to the Ministry of Commerce data, major retail and catering companies reported a 15.6 per cent jump in sales on Monday from a year ago. China was the ground zero of the pandemic and one of the last countries to let go of the restrictions. The country under President Xi Jinping employed a zero-Covid tolerance policy which created horrific scenes. It was only in December last year that the communist regime lifted the draconian policy. ALSO READ | COVID-19 cases reportedly rising in China. A matter of global concern? After a relative period of normalcy, cases started to increase in mainland China earlier this week. On Wednesday, the Chinese authorities urged the citizens to be cautious and also instructed hospitals to be on high alert as the holiday weekend approached. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Chinese tourists sleep in toilets as ‘revenge travel’ kicks in during holiday weekend

<p>Bong Joon Ho who is currently basking in the success of his 2019 black comedy '<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bong-joon-hos-critical-parasite-to-soon-turn-into-a-miniseries-273308">Parasite' </a>was recently asked if he would ever make a Marvel film.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Joon-ho's film 'Parasite' is being celebrated as one of the best films of 2019 across the world and has catapulted the maker into the big league. During a recent interview to a magazine, the director was asked&nbsp;of the possibility of working within Marvels movie. “I don’t think Marvel would ever want a director like me,” he said.&nbsp;<br />
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“I don’t expect any offers from them anytime soon. Of their movies, I did enjoy the films by James Gunn and James Mangold’s ‘Logan,’ and I think they are great directors who can handle great projects like that. The film industry seems complicated, but I think it’s quite simple for directors. It’s just best to do what you’re good at. And so I don’t really think Marvel and I are suitable for each other. That’s something I just intuitively feel.”<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscar-nominated-film-parasite-to-release-in-india-on-this-date-274685">Here's when 'Parasite' is releasing in India.&nbsp;</a><br />
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Joon-ho's 'Parasite' won the&nbsp;best foreign film at the Golden Globes. The movie is also the f<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscars-2020-parasite-makes-history-as-first-south-korean-film-to-get-best-picture-best-foreign-film-nods-274142">irst South Korean drama to earn nominations</a> at the Oscars. It has been nominated under six category at this years Academy Awards.&nbsp;<br />
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This is not the first time that&nbsp;the Korean director has commented on Marvel. Earlier he had been asked if he had any interest in making any&nbsp;superhero film and the director had said how he no interest in making such films because he “can’t stand people wearing tight-fitting clothes.” In fact, just seeing such outfits is “mentally difficult” the filmmaker had admitted.&nbsp;</p>


Bong Joon Ho who is currently basking in the success of his 2019 black comedy 'Parasite' was recently asked if he would ever make a Marvel film. Joon-ho's film 'Parasite' is being celebrated as one of the best films of 2019 across the world and has catapulted the maker into the big league.

Bong Joon Ho who is currently basking in the success of his 2019 black comedy 'Parasite' was recently asked if he would ever make a Marvel film. Joon-ho's film 'Parasite' is being celebrated as one of the best films of 2019 across the world and has catapulted the maker into the big league. During a recent interview to a magazine, the director was asked of the possibility of working within Marvels movie. “I don’t think Marvel would ever want a director like me,” he said. “I don’t expect any offers from them anytime soon. Of their movies, I did enjoy the films by James Gunn and James Mangold’s ‘Logan,’ and I think they are great directors who can handle great projects like that. The film industry seems complicated, but I think it’s quite simple for directors. It’s just best to do what you’re good at. And so I don’t really think Marvel and I are suitable for each other. That’s something I just intuitively feel.”Here's when 'Parasite' is releasing in India. Joon-ho's 'Parasite' won the best foreign film at the Golden Globes. The movie is also the first South Korean drama to earn nominations at the Oscars. It has been nominated under six category at this years Academy Awards. This is not the first time that the Korean director has commented on Marvel. Earlier he had been asked if he had any interest in making any superhero film and the director had said how he no interest in making such films because he “can’t stand people wearing tight-fitting clothes.” In fact, just seeing such outfits is “mentally difficult” the filmmaker had admitted.

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