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China’s tourism industry braces for Ching Ming Festival with lockdowns and travel restrictions

China’s tourism industry braces for Ching Ming Festival with lockdowns and travel restrictions

A police officer in a protective suit keeps watch on a street, as the second stage of a two-stage lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic begins in Shanghai on Friday. (Reuters photo)

HONG KONG: China’s debilitated domestic tourism industry could be further clobbered by weak consumption during the coming holiday as the masses refrain from travelling far and spending while record numbers of coronavirus cases continue to spur lockdowns across the country.

The three-day Ching Ming Festival, or tomb-sweeping festival, takes place from Sunday to Tuesday, and reports by…

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