During the recent May Day holiday, from May 1 to 5, Maoming in South China's Guangdong province received a total of 1.09 million tourists.
A modest 963,000 trips were made by tourists to Maoming in South China's Guangdong province during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday between Feb 11 and 17.
Villages and towns in Maoming, Guangdong province welcomed a large number of tourists during the Spring Festival holiday.
Ten ambassadors have been appointed to promote Maoming's "Madam Xian" culture, after being chosen from among 20 competing candidates on Jan 21.
Gaozhou, a county-level city in Maoming, was chosen as one of the 10 counties or districts in China that are famous for rural tourism development.
The seventh National Fitness Hiking Festival will kick off in Maoming on Dec 26, with a batch of supporting events.