The five monitored scenic spots in Taizhou city – in East China's Jiangsu province – received 143,798 tourists during the Jan 21-27 Chinese New Year holiday, a surge of 230.27 percent year-on-year.

The Taizhou Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau – together with the culture and tourism departments of districts and county-level cities will stage a series culture and tourism events during the upcoming Spring Festival.

President Xi Jinping sent his festive greetings on Wednesday to people throughout China ahead of Spring Festival, or Lunar New Year, which falls on Sunday.

The launch ceremony of a national reading campaign in celebration of the Spring Festival and a music concert themed on Major Cold were held in Taizhou on Jan 17.

Taizhou city released measures on Jan 13, designed to support businesses to expand their production and encourage employees to be on duty during the Spring Festival period.

Farmers in the county-level city of Xinghua – administered by the prefecture-level city of Taizhou in East China's Jiangsu province – are frantic right now with a series of bumper harvests, in the runup to the looming Spring Festival.

The new Jiangyan railway station opened its doors for business on Jan 6 and welcomed hordes of visitors from all over the world.

Taizhou city in East China's Jiangsu province recently set forth its economic and social development goals for 2023.