China Central Radio and Television Station's "2024 Spring Festival Gala" has entered the live broadcast countdown. Recently, Liu Xin, the director of the 2024 China Spring Festival Gala Changsha branch, said in an interview, "Every hour of the twenty-four hours in Changsha is full of vitality. . The Spring Festival Gala is the people's Spring Festival Gala. We hope to break the traditional relationship between viewing and performing, using the city as the scene, so that the real stage can penetrate into the city."
Changsha, a famous Chu-Han city with thousands of years of history, a poetic and picturesque landscape city, With the arrival of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, the vibrant creative new city and the gleaming leisure city have once again attracted the attention of the world and stood at the top of traffic. Follow the footsteps of the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Dragon and travel to Changsha. There are countless scenery and beauty in the twelve hours, just like the "poetry and distance" in the hearts of countless people.
The song "Liuyang River" is famous all over the world. The beautiful and majestic river twists and turns around the Beichen Delta and merges into the Xiangjiang River here. The excellent geographical location has created an unparalleled landscape of the Beichen Delta surrounded by water on three sides. The "three museums and one hall" located on it (i.e. Changsha Binjiang Cultural Park), the "three museums and one hall" building complex are respectively the Changsha Museum and Changsha City Planning Exhibition. Library, Changsha Library, Changsha Concert Hall) are the pearls on this "aircraft carrier". The lights of thousands of houses behind them are shining like stars, surrounding the "pearl" of Changsha Binjiang Cultural Park, making it "like Beichen". , all the stars are overhead."
△Beichen Delta, photography by Xie Wangdong.
The CCTV Spring Festival Gala branch venue is located in Changsha Binjiang Cultural Park, making it a must-visit destination in Star City that countless tourists flock to. It is understood that hotels and restaurants near the "Three Halls and One Hall" where the Spring Festival Gala branch venue in Changsha is located are facing a situation where it is difficult to find a room or a table because of the Spring Festival Gala. According to the Changsha Beichen InterContinental Hotel near the branch venue, room bookings have been booming recently, and balcony rooms, suites, and parent-child rooms have been booked for New Year's Eve.
Chen Cuitong, secretary-general of the Changsha Tourism Hotel Association, said: "During the Spring Festival this year, the booking situation of hotels in Changsha is better than before 2019. Especially in core business districts such as Wuyi Square, hotel bookings are very popular, and the main booking time is concentrated on the second day of the lunar new year. to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. The recent rain and snow weather has increased the uncertainty of tourists’ travel, but as the weather warms up, I believe more tourists will plan their trips to Changsha.”
△ Chaozong Street night view, photo provided by the neighborhood .
Among the 7 quality Spring Festival cultural tourism routes launched in Changsha, the "Celebrating Spring Festival Gala" urban leisure tour came into being, covering many of the highlights near Changsha Binjiang Cultural Park. Changsha Binjiang Cultural Park - Joy City (Happy Twist Crazy Barber Shop Theater from Wednesday, Friday to Sunday) - Xiangjiang River Cruise - Yierkang Hisense Plaza Store - Sifangping Night Market - Chaozong Street - Dongfeng Road to the Cultural and Creative Park, visit the Changsha Museum and Changsha Planning Exhibition Hall to learn about the city's "past and present"; go to Joy City for shopping and food; take a cruise on the Xiang River to enjoy the bright night lights on both sides of the river; and check in at Yierkang Changsha Enjoy the "high-quality, slow life" with its unique health and wellness culture; explore the "celebrities in the night market" in the north of the city; stroll through the old streets to feel the ancient and trendy; and encounter the cultural and innovative stories of the old factory area.
Hualongchi Old Street makes a stunning appearance. The Spring Festival Gala will teach you the most fun things to do in Changsha at night.
"The later the night, the more exciting and flavorful this street becomes. It is synonymous with vitality." Cao Wende, owner of the Hualongchi Old Street bar The Spring Festival Gala started right outside my house, and I looked extremely excited in the camera. Cao Wen has opened a store on Hualongchi Old Street for 13 years. He grew up here and witnessed countless stories in Changsha at night. He has a deep emotional bond with the old street. He said: "I heard that the Spring Festival Gala will be dancing in front of our door. I must go and take a good look at it then."
△Cao Wen.
The night economy is a shining business card of Changsha Cultural Tourism. Whenever twilight falls and other cities gradually "fall asleep", Changsha is using popular Internet searches such as "Jiefang West is still stuck in traffic at four in the morning", "Changsha streets are crowded with people at three in the morning", "Don't people in Changsha sleep?" , demonstrating jaw-dropping nighttime vitality. Some people say that Changsha becomes more wonderful as the night goes by.
△The May Day business district at night, photographed by Xie Changgui.
In addition to the charming Hualongchi Old Street in Changsha, there are many good places to visit in Changsha at night. Taiping Street, a national tourist and leisure district, is brightly lit, and national-level nighttime culture and tourism consumption areas such as Wuyi Business District, Sunshine One Hundred Phoenix Street, Meixi Lake (Meilanfang) Street, and Hongxing Street are bustling with people. Wen Heyou, New consumer brands such as Cha Yan Yuese and Black Classic have attracted countless young people to gather. Fisherman's Wharf, Yangfan Night Market, Sifangping Night Market, etc. allow you to encounter food and romance at once, and heal your body and mind in the fireworks of the world.
It is reported that the current hotel booking volume in Changsha has increased significantly compared with the same period last year. Many hotels are expected to have all staff on duty on New Year's Eve to welcome the peak passenger flow. According to the "2024 Spring Festival Tourism Market Forecast Report" released by OTA platforms such as Ctrip and Tongcheng, during the Spring Festival holiday (February 9th to 17th), due to the interweaving of multiple factors such as returning home, visiting relatives, and traveling, in addition to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala branch venue for the first time Upon arrival, Changsha is expected to receive more than 80% more tourists than in 2023.
In order to welcome the vast number of tourists, Changsha has also launched 7 quality Spring Festival cultural tourism routes, including the "Winter Scenery" landscape health tour, the "Winter Fun" ice and snow adventure tour, and the "Winter Rhythm" Old Street Fireworks Tour. , as well as "New Year's Taste of Changsha" intangible cultural heritage customs, "Yueyi Changsha" artistic performance, "Enjoy Changsha" scenic carnival, "Benefit Changsha" culture to benefit the people, "Elegant Changsha" exhibition display, "Children's Fun in Changsha" Seven series and hundreds of cultural and tourism activities, including parent-child study and "Happy Changsha" promotion, provide citizens and tourists with a rich, diverse and affordable cultural and tourism feast.
In addition, in order to allow tourists to enjoy the Spring Festival holiday with peace of mind, members of the Changsha Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television, Municipal Transportation Bureau, Market Supervision and Administration and other special holiday tourism working groups have taken active measures to prepare for the Golden Week of Spring Festival tourism. On-duty personnel have been arranged for places such as Juzizhou Scenic Area, Xiangjiang Happy City, and various theaters in the city to ensure that the Changsha Spring Festival tourism market is stable and peaceful.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Wang Lijiao
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