A special landmark for the holiday called Dongbei Buyecheng (Sleepless Northeast) is set up in Meihekou city. [Photo/WeChat account of Youyou Jilin]

The tourism industry of Jilin province in Northeast China achieved outstanding results during the recently concluded Dragon Boat Festival from June 22 to 24.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the province received 4.97 million domestic tourists, a year-on-year increase of 44.28 percent. This generated 4.07 billion yuan ($563 million) in revenue, an increase of 26.49 percent, both of which marked historical highs.

The province's major scenic spots proved especially popular. The Changbai Mountain scenic area received 56,800 visitors, with the number reaching the limit of the area's capacity on June 23.

The Museum of the Imperial Palace of 'Manchukuo', Changchun Jingyue Lake National Forest Park, Changchun Film Studio and Songyuan Chagan Lake scenic area also received record numbers of visitors.

Songhua Lake in Jilin at dusk. [Photo/WeChat account of Youyou Jilin]

The bustling scenes of people enjoying their leisure and vacation throughout the province were due to its sustained efforts to help the tourism market recover.

Prior to this, the Jilin Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism held promotional events in eight provinces, cities and districts, luring more people to the province. Various cities in Jilin signed tourism cooperation agreements with Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, and Harbin.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Jilin welcomed 922,000 visitors from outside the province, accounting for 18.56 percent of all tourists, an increase of 3.3 percentage points from the same period last year.

Various cities across the province prepared an array of carefully planned holiday tourism programs, offering more than 130 tourism routes, and over 110 cultural tourism festival activities.