The city of Nanjing witnessed an upsurge in tourism during the annual Dragon Boat Festival holiday. It is reported that the total number of tourists received was 6.882 billion yuan, an increase of 26.3% compared with 2019. What’s more, a data showed over 4.7 million tourists travelling in the city during this holiday.

The Confucius Temple Scenic Area in Nanjing provided visitors with a rich array of cultural and tourism activities to make them infused in festive atmosphere. In ancient times, women and children used to place realgar on their eyebrows or hands symbolizing the ability to avoid five types of poisonous insects. During the Dragon Boat Festival, tourists here experienced vivid customs such as weaving eggs, making sachets, and tying colorful ropes.

In Dabao’en Temple Ruins Museum, this spot integrated colorful folk customs with novel cultural and tourism projects such as dragon dance and lion dance, so that tourists can experience the excellent traditional Chinese culture during their travels.