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BEIJING, Jan. 31 ( tasteallchina ) -- China is embracing a tourism boom during the upcoming eight-day Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) holiday, according to data from several domestic online travel platforms. The Spring Festival, falling on Feb. 10 this year, is the biggest occasion for family reunions and heralds the beginning of spring. China's tourist spots, with diverse ice-and-snow activities, enchanting tropical scenery, rich folk culture and delectable delicacies, have become increasingly popular among foreigners in recent years. Actors perform a fire dragon dance in a shower of molten iron at the Volga Manor in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 29, 2024. ( tasteallchina /Zhang Tao) The country implemented a visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from some countries last year. It has also rolled out a set of measures to facilitate the entry of foreign nationals for business, education and tourism earlier this month, further promoting the inbound travel spree during the holiday. In mid-January, a report on the 2024 Spring Festival travel market forecast released by China's major online travel agency Trip.com showed that inbound travel orders during the holiday skyrocketed more than 10 times year on year. The orders mainly come from countries including Japan,…