CCTV News: Stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city, live in a homestay for a few days, and feel the simplicity of life in a small city. This relaxed and leisure travel state is increasingly favored by people in fast-paced life. As the saying goes, big cities have "big landscapes" and small counties have "little beauty". In Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, located on the west bank of Taihu Lake, many tourists expressed their love for this small town in Jiangnan.

After the opening of the Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou High-speed Railway, it is more convenient for tourists from Suzhou and Shanghai to take the high-speed railway to travel to the county town. Some homestay operators said that more than 70% of the customers came from the Yangtze River Delta region.

The reporter learned from the Changxing County Culture and Tourism Bureau that during the 2025 Spring Festival, the local area arranged more than 100 kinds of New Year customs activities, and the county received a total of 1.392 million tourists.

Huidong, Guangdong: Coastal tourism develops rapidly and brings the local homestay economy to life

Huidong, Guangdong, located in Guangdong, Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, relies on its unique natural scenery, historical and cultural resources and location advantages, the tourism market has also been very "hot" recently.

In recent years, Huidong County has developed rapidly, and four major coastal tourist attractions such as Xunliao Bay, Shuangyue Bay, Fanhe Bay, and Kaozhouyang have been initially formed. They have successfully built Internet celebrity check-in points such as Shuangyue Bay Observation Platform, Reef Bar, and Yidian Water Library, which has attracted many tourists from Hong Kong, Macau and other places to come and experience it, and has also brought the local "B&B economy".

Li Xuewei, deputy director of the Culture, Radio, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Huidong County, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, said: "Especially in the past two years, there have been more and more tourists from Hong Kong and Macao, and the tourism industry has shown a hot scene. In the next step, we will accelerate the formation of a comprehensive tourism pattern with coastal tourism as the leader, and rural tourism and red tourism are advancing together."

Qingliu, Fujian: Thousands of acres of cherry blossoms are in full bloom, attracting a large number of tourists to watch and check in

In the past few days, more than 2,000 acres of cherry blossoms in Qingliu County, Sanming, Fujian have ushered in their peak flowering period, attracting many tourists to watch and check in and feel the charm of spring.

This weekend, the cherry blossom garden in Laifang Town, Qingliu County was full of tourists, clusters of cherry blossoms bloomed in spring, tourists walked among the flowers, watching the colors of cherry blossoms with two or three friends.

The planting area of ​​Laifang Cherry Blossom Garden is more than 2,000 acres, with more than 300,000 cherry blossoms including 18 varieties, including red pink beauties, early cherry blossoms, perfume cherry, Yae cherry, weeping cherry blossoms, is the largest modern agricultural and tourism integration complex in Sanming City that integrates cherry blossom viewing, mountaineering leisure, photography and sketching. Every spring, it attracts a large number of tourists from all over the country to come for a trip.

The best viewing period for cherry blossoms will last until around March 10. In these days, the local area will receive an average of tens of thousands of tourists every day. During the entire flower viewing season, in order to enrich tourists' play experience, the local area has also opened camping areas and food areas, organized villagers to set up stalls and set up spots, display Hakka snacks, local specialties, etc., as well as dance performances, tea art performances, etc. to attract tourists and increase the income of surrounding villagers.