In recent years, changing consumer attitudes have turned eyeglasses into a popular item for holiday shopping. During therecent National Day holiday, Danyang International Optical City was bustling with activity, with a significant surge in both buyers and sales. The majority of visitors arrived by car, and it is estimated that over 120,000 tourists visited the eyewear market during the holiday, with daily foot traffic peakingat 25,000 to 30,000. At the height of the rush, nearly 10,000 vehicles were recorded entering the market's parking lots and surrounding areas, showing a positive growth compared to the same period last year.

On the first day of the National Day holiday, vehicles from various regions poured into Danyang International Optical City.The parking lots, nearby open spaces, and streets such as Shuangmiao Road,North Ring Road, Bus Station Road, and Jingcai Road were filled with cars. According to a spokesperson from the International Optical City, the peak hoursfor visitor traffic are from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM. To tackle parking challenges,the market had set up parking guidance signs and collaborated with local policeto facilitate traffic. Volunteers were also positioned at key intersections tohelp direct vehicles, ensuring that visitors could enter the International Optical City safely and efficiently.

Inside Danyang International Optical City,waves of tourists, whether driving or arriving by high-speed train, eagerly moved from store to store, carefully selecting and trying on their desired eyeglasses. Ms. Zou, a Danyang resident working in Nanjing, mentioned,"Danyang has a wide variety of eyeglasses at competitive prices, so manyof my friends ask me to take them here to buy glasses." For her, bringing friends from out of town to buy eyeglasses has become a holiday tradition.

Throughout the market, it was common to seevisitors carrying large bags filled with purchases. Some were picking upprescription glasses, others were buying sunglasses, and many families wereshopping together. Mr. Liao, who came from Wuhu with his family of five, shared, "I've heard great things about Danyang eyeglasses, so we decidedto check it out during the holiday. After half a day of shopping, we've alreadybought six pairs of sunglasses, three pairs of reading glasses, and two pairsof prescription glasses. The prices are indeed much lower than in other places."

The increase in customer traffic has broughtsmiles to the shop owners. Ms. Jiang, an eyeglasses retailer, noted that holidays usually see a peak in customer numbers, but this year's National Dayholiday has attracted many visitors from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai.Despite being too busy to enjoy the holiday themselves, the shopkeepers are thrilled with the surge in business.

In preparation for the holiday rush, many merchants had stocked up adequately, yet demand still exceeded supply. Mr.Zhang, another retailer, commented, "We were slightly unprepared thistime; many styles that customers wanted were out of stock. We didn't expect thedemand for eyeglasses to be this high during National Day!"