China Newsweek interviewed Wu Bihao, director of the Tourism Research Project Center of Peking University Institute of Urban and Environmental Sciences. Wu Bihao explained a series of topic discussions triggered by the May Day holiday. He believes that the tertiary industry, which accounts for more than half of GDP, will become an important industry to promote employment and promote economic internal circulation in the future, and people's holiday needs will interact and influence each other in cultural and economic development. From an economic point of view, more vacations are beneficial to the people and the economy. "Create conditions for everyone to go out."
Wu Bihao said that in fact, there are many controversies every May 1 day. The May Day holiday was cancelled before, and only the National Day Golden Week was available. Later, some scholars thought that there was only one Golden Week and the road was too crowded, so they "relied" on restoring May 1 to two weekends. Since last year, No.5 has obviously recovered to No.5. The reason is that the domestic economy has declined in recent years, or domestic demand is weak, and it is necessary to stimulate domestic demand through long-distance travel. In the past, the domestic economy was not bad, but since last year, governments at all levels have consciously used tourism to attract the economy. Together, we coordinated the Qingming weekend with other holidays and formed a small holiday.
In fact, this means more economic considerations. At present, the service industry accounts for nearly 60% of China's GDP, and it is the main engine of economic development. The employment opportunities provided by science and technology and industry have not increased, and the phenomenon that machines replace people is becoming more and more common, so tourism is an important part of promoting employment. From this point of view, whether it is governments at all levels, the development and reform commission with culture or without culture and major tourist attractions, the impact of long holidays on the economy is recognized.
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