China's travel market heats up as temperatures soar

Tourists cross a bridge at the Fuxi mountain tourism area in Xinmi city, Central China's Henan province, July 9, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

China's summer tourism market continues to heat up and is expected to comprehensively surpass levels seen in 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak.

By the end of July 5, the bookings for short- and long-haul tours rose 29 percent and 64 percent month-on-month, according to the travel service provider Ctrip.

With the temperatures breakings new records in many regions, the "cool" destinations are popular this summer.

Tourists take pictures on an observation platform at the Fuxi mountain tourism area in Xinmi city, Central China's Henan province, July 9, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists pose for photos by the Puma Yumco Lake in Nagarze county of Shannan, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, July 4, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

Children play at a water amusement zone in Zhenyuan county, Guizhou province, July 8, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

Children play at a water amusement zone in Wuhu, Anhui province, July 8, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

People enjoy a firework show at a water amusement zone in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, July 8, 2023. [Photo/VCG]

Tourists drift and splash at a scenic area in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, July 9, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists play at a beach in Rizhao, Shandong province, July 9, 2023. [Photo/VCG]