China says 1 million people visited Shanghai attractions over May Day holiday amid eased restrictions

By Amwal Al Ghad English On May 3, 2020

Shanghai May Day coronavirus lockdown — Large crowd of people wearing face masks visit the promenade on the Bund along the Huangpu River during a holiday on May Day, or International Workers' Day, in Shanghai on May 1, 2020. - With optimism and a heavy dose of caution, millions of Chinese hit the road or visited newly re-opened tourist sites on May 1 for an extended national holiday in a post-coronavirus confidence test. (Photo Credit: Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Over one million people visited 130 main tourist attractions in Shanghai during Friday and Saturday, which mark the beginning of the May Day holiday, China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.

The spike in the number of visitors comes after Shanghai’s Culture and Tourism Administration announced last week reopening of several major tourist sites in preparation for the May Day holiday, after being shut as part of restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

Shanghai received 456,000 visitors on Friday and 633,000 more on Saturday, according to Xinhua.