Red tourism hits a high with May Day travelers

For the May Day holiday, 12-year-old Zhou Xinyue planned the trip for her family. Instead of going to the beach, she chose to visit four revolutionary sites in Guangdong province.

"I've heard my classmates talking about the East River Column, but I don't know much about its history, so I wanted to visit the memorial to learn about it," Zhou says."My parents and elder brother were happy to join me."

Revolutionary sites have become a travel hit during the May Day holiday. As of 3 pm on May 1, the first day of the five-day holiday, the provincial culture and tourism department says a total of 23,000 visits had been made to 13 red tourism sites in Guangdong, up by 298.9 percent year-on-year.