BEIJING: More than 12,500 sightseers swarmed to Juzizhou Island, Hunan province, on a recent weekend: five times the number just a month ago.
Rural fairs made a comeback in Gansu province after being cancelled for much of the year, providing a boon for farmers shopping for gifts and snacks for the upcoming Spring Festival season.
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