Xi'an shines during National Day holiday

Xi'an welcomed 18.99 million tourists during the National Day holiday from Oct 1 to 7, up 8.08 percent year-on-year, with total tourism revenue reaching 18.60 billion yuan ($2.82 billion), up 6.53 percent year-on-year.

A parade at the Xi'an City Wall. [Photo/Xi'an news network]

Xi'an accounted for 92.6 percent of Shaanxi province's total inbound tourist arrivals, with daily inbound visitors up 13.8 percent year-on-year compared with the same period in 2025, and inbound tourism consumption up 16.8 percent.

Yanta, Beilin, and Weiyang districts ranked highest in tourist arrivals and tourism spending, while Baqiao district and Zhouzhi county registered rapid growth in their cultural and tourism markets.

The city rolled out more than 800 cultural and tourism activities, including artistic performances, community cultural events, and intangible cultural heritage and folk activities.

Cultural and museum institutions across the city, including the upgraded and reopened Pit 2 of Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum, welcomed 2.21 million visitors, up 11 percent year-on-year. In partnership with the Shaanxi History Museum, the Huaqing Palace launched a special cultural relics exhibition, pioneering an innovative "scenic spot + museum" exhibition model.

Huaqing Palace attracts many visitors. [Photo/Xi'an news network]

The city issued 20 million yuan in cultural and tourism consumption vouchers, with 10 key commercial complexes, including G-Park and MixC, recording a total footfall of 6.21 million visitors and sales of 775 million yuan.

Xi'an will continue to explore its cultural heritage, refine its diversified cultural and tourism offerings, and keep enriching supply and improving services to welcome visitors from all over the world.

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