Yuantouzhu Island stages two firework shows during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxifabu2013]
Wuxi in East China's Jiangsu province was ranked among top 10 short-distance tour destinations during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday by several online travel agencies, including Ctrip and Lvmama.
The four 5A tourist attractions in the city received 50,300 tourists at daytime during the three-day holiday, a year-on-year increase of 49.7 percent.
The reason behind this popularity is that the city is home to a large number of tourist attractions, and these attractions offered various activities to entertain visitors during the holiday.
A child plays a Mid-Autumn Festival-related game in Huishan town. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxifabu2013]
Yuantouzhu Island, or Turtle Head Isle, staged firework shows the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival and on Sept 12. It will hold three more firework shows during the upcoming National Day holiday.
Ancient Meili town organized Chinese-style concerts, opera shows, and lightshows, and in the town visitors also tried their hands at putting lotus flower-shaped lanterns on a river to pray for good health.
An e-sports event is held at the Qingmingqiao Historic and Culture Block during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxifabu2013]
Ancient Huishan town reproduced the bustling scenes of Jiangnan streets where hanfu shows were staged and delicious food and handmade articles were on display. Visitors also played traditional Mid-Autumn Festival games, including touhu (throwing arrows into wine pitchers) and solving lantern riddles, when touring the town.
The Qingmingqiao Historic and Culture Block, a popular destination in Wuxi, held an e-sports challenge and a cosplay show, which attracted numerous young people.
