During the just-passed May Day holiday, the number of foreigners in almost all scenic spots has been increasing.

Data from Ctrip shows that the number of inbound travel orders during the May Day holiday increased by 130% year-on-year. Data from the Alipay platform shows that during the first three days of the holiday, the amount spent by inbound tourists on Alipay increased by 180% compared with the same period last year.

In fact, foreigners have been flocking to China desperately since last year. Koreans flew to China for the weekend, and the topic “The mountains in Zhangjiajie are full of Koreans” trended on Weibo. Thais have crowded Chongqing. Shanghai has even embraced over 6.7 million foreigners, scattered all over the streets and alleys…

What signal is this?