Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2021 shows syrup-wrapped fruit clusters for sale at a Lunar New Year market in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

BEIJING, Feb. 19  -- China's economy continued to gather steam during the Spring Festival period, although millions of people have stayed put for the weeklong holiday starting on Feb. 11, which usually sees mass migration across the country.

Check out how Chinese people contribute to the Spring Festival economic boom under "stay put" policy.

1. Retail and Catering

Consumer spending during the Spring Festival golden week surged noticeably, with the combined sales of retail and catering enterprises rising 28.7 percent year on year to 821 billion yuan (about 127 billion U.S. dollars), according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Commerce.