Along the Great Wall, extra security guards have been deployed to deter rowdy tourists. Hotel bookings in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, have risen 600 percent from the same period last year. In any year, the outlay of the weeklong holiday is a closely watched barometer of the country’s economic health. First: China has returned to near normalcy with remarkable speed. And second: Even so, the ripple effects of the pandemic are hard to shake off.

Source: International New York Times October 01, 2020 11:38 UTC