Tickets sold out, transport at maximum capacity as travel spree continues during May Day holidays
Multiple tourist spots across China have witnessed tickets being sold out and advised visitors to reschedule their plans as number from the May Day holidays in the world’s second-largest economy continues to smash
all expectations. On Monday, authorities in Gulangyu island, the pedestrian-only island off the coast of Xiamen, announced all the ferry
tickets to the island had been sold out, suggesting tourists who have not purchased
tickets to visit island on another day. In Central China’s Wuhan city, the Yellow Crane Tower,
the traditional Chinese tower has been at maximum receiving capacity for two days straight, roughly 40,000 people.
tips
spree:戏耍;喧闹;狂欢 🎉
smash:拟声词,模仿东西碰撞的声音,打碎的意思,比较 smack 击打,crush 压坏
ferry:渡口;渡船 ⛴️
purchase:购买
roughly:ad. 粗暴地;大约
the Yellow Crane Tower:黄鹤楼
crane:鹤;起重机