Tourists are surging to the Great Wall in the Chinese capital during the nation's five-day Labor Day holiday as the city has lowered its epidemic emergency response level for COVID-19. 

The Wall's Badaling section in the northwest of the city saw almost 10,000 visitors on Friday, the first day of the holiday, a sharp increase compared with a few hundred back on March 24 when the scenic spot was reopened. 

Precautions are still required, such as body temperature checks and health QR code scans at the entrances.

Given the epidemic, the maximum number of travelers allowed in Badaling is set at 19,500, some one-third of its normal visitor flow, according to staff at the scenic spot.