(Yicai Global) April 7 -- Consumption at China's shopping malls and tourist destinations rebounded during the long weekend for Qingming Festival as the nation looks to bounce back from the effects of Covid-19.

Tickets at many scenic spots sold out and sales at malls increased thanks to discount offers, China News Service reported. The Huangshan tourist area in Anhui province hit its 20,000 capacity, according to online posts from its admin team, and Hangzhou's West Lake and Beijing's Summer Palace were also largely overcrowded and had to cap ticket sales and stagger entries.

This is the time to accelerate returns to work, production and business to get life back to normal while still guarding against the pandemic, Xu Hejian, a spokesperson for Beijing's municipal government, said at a press briefing on April 5. The Qingming holiday, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a Chinese vacation held to commemorate the dead.

As of 9 a.m. yesterday, Hangzhou Zoo and other tourist spots had stopped ticket sales, Economic View added, citing data from reservation apps. Tickets for Century Park in Shanghai also sold out for April 4 through April 6.

Tod's, Michael Kors, Nike and other brands had customers lining up out of the store at an outlet mall in Beijing, the report added.

"I had no problem hitting today's sales target," a clerk in one clothing store said, adding that her shop had sold CNY39,000 (USD5,500) worth of goods in just one morning. One of the shoppers at the mall said she had spent CNY15,000 in just a four-hour trip there.

Editor: James Boynton