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China sees surge in Dragon Boat tourism as foreign interest in festival grows

Participants row a traditional boat as they take part in a performance before the start of the races during Dragon Boat Festival celebrations in Beijing on Friday. (Photo: Reuters)

China is expected to record a major uptick in inbound tourism over the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, with travel platforms reporting huge jumps in bookings by overseas users seeking out traditional Chinese cultural experiences.

Chinese travel platform Fliggy has logged a more than 600% year-on-year increase in inbound bookings for the three-day holiday, which begins on Friday. Fliggy is owned by Alibaba Group Holding, which also owns the South China Morning Post.

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