Tourists check out in a duty-free shopping mall in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province on January 1, 2024. Hainan saw total offshore duty-free sales surging 25.4 percent year-on-year to 43.76 billion yuan ($6.2 billion) in 2023, local customs said. China has seen strong consumption in multiple sectors during the three-day New Year's Day holidays. Photo: VCG