Recovery of the Chinese Performance and Show Market During the Labor Day Holiday

On Saturday, the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced that the Chinese performance and show market reached its peak consumption during the five-day Labor Day holiday, with over 14,000 relevant performances held nationwide, attracting more than 6 million viewers. The total box office revenue in the performance market during the holiday amounted to 860 million yuan (approximately 133 million US dollars), marking a 73 percent increase compared to the same period in 2019. A total of 1,600 tourist performances were organized across the country, drawing in over 2.4 million viewers, and generating 360 million yuan at the box office. Approximately 30 music festivals took place nationwide. At the same time, the consumer market for parent-child culture revived, and traditional opera performances effectively stimulated local cultural consumption, according to the ministry.