Passenger traffic at international ports across China remained high during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday, as people of Chinese ancestry, returning to participate in annual traditions, joined the steadily growing inflow of international travelers.
Falling on April 5 this year, Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese festival for honoring the deceased and paying tribute to ancestors.
During this Qingming holiday, ports in east China's Jiangsu Province are expected to inspect and clear approximately 34,000 cross-border travelers. Returning home for tomb sweeping, taking parent-child educational trips, and going on cross-border spring outings have become the primary purposes of travel.
"I came to Wuxi City this time because I wanted to see the cherry blossoms at Yuantouzhu. The new direct flight route from Kuala Lumpur to Wuxi is very fast, and China's 30-day visa-free policy for Malaysia is very convenient," said a Malaysian traveler surnamed Chen.
In Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, average daily passenger traffic during this Qingming holiday is expected to reach 990,000, potentially breaking historical peak records, with the single-day peak possibly exceeding 1.13 million.
At Shenzhen's Liantang Port, many cycling enthusiasts from Shenzhen and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) crossed the border with their bicycles.
The border inspection authorities have deployed new temporary inspection platforms to facilitate rapid clearance during peak hours.
"Very efficient, very quick and we just love cycling through here. It's very easy to cross and very convenient," said a foreign tourist named Jagdish.
China's ports see high passenger traffic during Qingming holiday
