During the five-day May Day holiday this year, camping at neighboring areas became a top choice for many residents in China. Hangzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, Beijing and Changsha are the top five cities in this respect.

According to the data from dianping.com, the searches for short-distance tours grew 137% compared with that before the holiday. The searches for camping as a key word rose 151% during the holiday, about 3 times higher than that of last year.

During the holiday, many people chose to travel locally, and camping became the most popular choice. Data from dianping.com show that the searches for parks and botanical gardens increased by 194% and 293% respectively.

Some industry insiders analyzed that camping enriches the ways of local tours. Building camping sites will promote the development of local tourism markets.

In addition, consumers also ordered takeout food during the holiday. Milk tea, crayfish, fried chicken and other snacks were top search queries. Online consumption vouchers also effectively drove the recovery of offline consumption.

A staff of the dianping.com said that online stores are not only an important channel for businesses to gain more customers on weekdays, but also a way to increase consumers living thousands of miles away. A physical store can expect faster recovery through online business, and vice versa.