TAIYUAN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — This 12 months’s eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival vacation noticed a rising development in journey, with households and younger vacationers more and more turning to “red tourism” to attach with historical past.
As this 12 months marks the eightieth anniversary of the victory within the Chinese People’s War of Resistance in opposition to Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, many dad and mom introduced their youngsters to revolutionary memorial websites and patriotic schooling bases to expertise a profound sense of nationwide pleasure and historic connection.
“This year, we planned a National Day trip centered on the theme of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Over the past few days, we’ve taken our kid to visit numerous red tourism sites,” mentioned Sun Yan, a vacationer from north China’s Hebei Province.
The first cease for Sun’s household was the Memorial Hall of the Hundred-Regiment Campaign in Yangquan City, north China’s Shanxi Province.
In 1940, to counter Japan’s aggression, the Eighth Route Army led by the Communist Party of China launched the monumental Hundred-Regiment Campaign, the biggest and longest-lasting strategic offensive led by the military through the battle in north China, which vastly boosted the morale of the Chinese navy and civilians in combating the battle to the tip.
According to Qin Ru, deputy curator of the memorial corridor, the location noticed a big surge in guests through the vacation, averaging 10,000 day by day within the first seven days, greater than triple final 12 months’s numbers. To deal with the elevated circulation of individuals, the memorial corridor added extra guided excursions and organized for volunteer docents to introduce guests to the historic context.
“It’s not just our family, but many of our friends also took their children to popular red tourism destinations during the holiday. For children, history is the best textbook,” Sun added.
The former web site of the Huangyadong arsenal in Shanxi’s Licheng County noticed an identical rise in vacationer numbers. The arsenal was the earliest and largest weapon manufacturing base established by the Eighth Route Army in anti-Japanese base areas and was additionally the location of the historic Huangyadong Defense Battle.
Zhang Binquan, an official of the Huangyadong cultural tourism space, mentioned that the location obtained a complete of 36,000 guests from Oct. 1 to 7, a rise of 11.8 % 12 months on 12 months.
According to consultants, China’s nationwide commemorations of the eightieth anniversary of the victory within the Chinese People’s War of Resistance in opposition to Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War have fueled a purple tourism growth through the National Day vacation. The latest launch of a number of movies depicting wartime tales additional impressed public curiosity in studying about historical past and visiting associated websites.
Beyond conventional exhibitions, many revolutionary websites are adopting progressive strategies to draw extra guests.
“Our red tourism offerings are evolving,” mentioned Qin. “We’ve introduced VR equipment to enhance the visitor experience and developed immersive stage performances.”
“Through live aquashows, folk performances and on-site lectures, we integrated immersive storytelling into our red tourism programs during the holiday, attracting over 8,000 visitors in a single day,” Zhang added.
According to managers at a number of purple tourism websites, this 12 months’s National Day journey was characterised by household journeys, self-driving excursions, and an growing variety of youthful vacationers. Families taking self-driving journeys accounted for almost all, whereas curiosity amongst younger vacationers continues to rise.
“For us, red tourism is more than just a travel choice. It’s a bridge connecting the past with the present, and a way to carry forward the spirit of perseverance,” Sun mentioned.