Chinese Visitors To Hong Kong On First Day Of Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese visitors to Hong Kong on first day of Dragon Boat Festival where by they had Tourists and locals headed out to soak up the festivals with dozens of children and their parents.
Chinese tourists arriving on the first day of the Festival holiday, as some opted to avoid crowds across the border and instead experience the city’s festive vibe.
visitors from the mainland arrived in the city on Saturday, the start of what is a three-day long weekend across the border.
The city also recorded 574,895 outbound trips on Saturday, slightly more than the 570,000 estimated by authorities.
The departures included 432,342 Hong Kong residents, which was also a 17 per cent drop from the 521,759 last year.
Tourists and locals headed out to soak up the festivities on Sunday, with dozens of children and their parents queuing to enjoy an interactive drum game
Many also gathered near a photo spot that was set up by the Tourism Board and Ocean Park with cut-outs of six pandas and dragon boats against the backdrop of Victoria
Mango Qin, a tourist from Shanghai who was visiting Hong Kong with her boyfriend, said that they had spent 4,000 yuan (US$555) on flight tickets
“I feel that during public holidays, most tourist spots on the mainland are too crowded. But here in Hong Kong, it’s more relaxed
The 30-year-old engineer added that she wasn’t planning to buy anything from Hong Kong since the prices offered “no advantage at all.
I prefer to spend my money on street food and meals here because that is part of the travel experience,” she said.
To be honest, everything feels two to three times more expensive than prices on the mainland.
Authorities have said they expect about 3 million trips to be made across the border during the long weekend for the holiday that is also known as the Dragon Boat Festival.
Peng Xiang, a 22-year-old working in engineering, travelled from Shenzhen for a day trip to Hong Kong for the first time with three friends
“Today is a bit too hot to walk around. But I like the lively festive atmosphere here.”
Other mainland visitors chose an arts and culture tour or a crossride on a famed Star Ferry vessel.
Arriving in the city on Sunday morning, Chen Yong and his wife joined a two-day tour at a cost of 880 yuan each.
The package included a hotel room in Tsing Yi with a buffet dinner and admission tickets to the Palace Museum.
We will be staying in Tsim Sha Tsui for shopping, and we will take the Star Ferry at night to see Victoria Harbour, It’s not crazily expensive as we don’t plan to spend much.”
My main purpose for this trip is to look at jewellery and find inspiration for similar products to sell in my boss’ store.
I originally wanted to make it a day trip to Shenzhen, but since I have a three-day holiday this time, I decided to book a hotel so I could stay a bit more comfortably.”
I just wanted to take some real pictures at the promenade for social media and scrapbooking.”
Festival holiday fell on a Saturday this year, Hongkongers were not able to enjoy a long weekend. Many might have also opted to stay in the city due to the exam period for their children.with her exams
I also have work to do during the weekend so we just stay around, maybe having some nice meals and rice dumplings to celebrate the festival.”
She said that her typical weekends revolved around her eight-year-old daughter, such as taking her to violin lessons and other after-school activities.
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