Visitors ride on camels Saturday over the snow-covered Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu province. The local government offered half-price admission to tourist areas from Dec. 15 to March 31 to boost visitor numbers. Photo: VCG

Tourists forage for seafood on a beach in South China’s Hainan province on Jan. 10. Hainan has experienced a recovery in tourism since last year following eased Covid-19 restrictions. Photo: VCG

Travelers wearing folk costumes pose for photos Thursday near Erhai Lake in Dali, Southwest China’s Yunnan province. This month, the average airline ticket price to the city exceeded 1,500 yuan ($224), a year-on-year increase of 65%. Photo: Liu Ranyang/China News Service, VCG

Visitors take boat rides Wednesday in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG

A new landscape arrangement is erected on the northwest side of Beijing’s Forbidden City on Sunday. Photo: VCG

On Saturday, a pedestrian street stretching more than 600 meters opened in Nanning, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, attracting many visitors. Photo: VCG

Visitors explore a street in the snow on Sunday in Dujiangyan, Southwest China’s Sichuan province. The province has launched several policies since November to boost winter tourism, including giving away coupons and opening some attractions to tourists for free. Photo: VCG

A lantern festival is held Saturday at the city wall of Xi’an, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. Photo: VCG