The cultural and tourism scene in Tai'an has been making waves during this year's Spring Festival holiday.

From Jan 28 to Feb 4, a total of 2.58 million visitors flocked to 22 tourist attractions in the city, including A-level tourist spots, innovative tourism venues, rural tourism areas, and red tourism sites. Among these, Mount Tai Scenic Area welcomed 339,600 visitors, while the Shigandang Cultural Park hosted 47,800 guests.

Tourists visit the Shigandang Cultural Park to appreciate the local folk customs. [Photo/WeChat account: SDTXTA]

Throughout the Spring Festival holiday, Tai'an concentrated on enhancing the range of cultural and tourism offerings to cater to the diverse needs of both locals and tourists. The city curated and unveiled 152 distinctive and vibrant cultural and tourism festival activities and initiatives, fostering a warm, festive, joyful, and harmonious holiday ambiance. 

During the holiday period, the city also harmonized all cultural and tourism attractions, guiding all market entities, including scenic spots, hotels, and homestays, to roll out 95 preferential measures to continually stimulate cultural and tourism consumption.

Furthermore, Tai'an continued to reinforce its visitor-centric service ethos throughout the holiday period, solidifying responsibilities from all stakeholders, optimizing management measures, and boosting visitor satisfaction through standardized efforts and improved service quality, thereby elevating Tai'an's tourism standing.

Moreover, during the holiday season, the cultural hub, library, and art gallery of Tai'an remained open, implementing staggered and complimentary opening hours and orchestrating over 30 cultural activities to fully meet the cultural cravings of residents and tourists alike during Spring Festival.