Nyingchi city's peach blossom season draws record tourists

From late March to April each year, Nyingchi city in Xizang autonomous region celebrates the peach blossom season with various activities, attracting tourists to view the peach blossoms.

Thanks to the peach blossoms, during the Qingming Festival holiday, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, between April 4 and 6, the city received a total of 208,600 tourist visits, representing a year-on-year increase of 20.58 percent, data from the Nyingchi city government showed.

The tourism revenue reached 150 million yuan ($20 million), with a 37.62 percent year-on-year growth, it added.

The city has been conducting such annual festivals for 21 years.

This year’s activities include cultural and art shows, blossom views, a gourmet food fair, a motorcycle exhibition, and a supermodel catwalk.

One of the festival venues is Bomi, renowned as the birthplace of the first Tibetan king Nyatri Tsenpo and the hometown of glaciers. It is enriched with natural and cultural tourism resources.

Starting from April 1, the county hosted a series of exciting events, including traditional Tibetan singing and dancing shows and horse races. For example, a vibrant bonfire dancing party was held. The bonfire illuminated the night sky as locals in festive attire and tourists danced around the fire, performing the joyful Gorshey dance.