New outdoor shooting activities in Green Valley City scenic spot proved popular among travelers during May Day holiday. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

The Green Valley City scenic spot, located in Chongchuan district in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, offered a variety of shooting-related activities during the recent May Day holiday, which proved highly popular, local media reported on May 10.

"Our live ammunition shooting range is currently the only real shooting base in Nantong that is open to the public. We have also begun offering outdoor archery, which has attracted a large number of tourists and outdoor sports enthusiasts," said Xu Hong, general manager of Green Valley.

Xu added that the debut of the outdoor shooting activities in Green Valley City scenic spot markedly boosted consumption among individual travelers during the holiday.

According to statistics, the total operation revenue of all activities in the live ammunition shooting range increased by 185 percent during the May Day holiday over the same period last year.

The barbeque buffet area – another popular site in the scenic area during the holiday – was also extremely crowded. Statistics showed that the operating revenue of the area climbed by 177.56 percent year on year during the 5-day holiday.

The Green Valley City scenic spot, covering an area of about 23.3 hectares, has a high forest coverage rate of 90 percent. [Photo/ntfabu.com]