China sees 230m domestic tourist trips during May Day holiday
Updated: May 5, 2021 21:24Xinhua
Tourists visit the site of the Zunyi Meeting, a watershed event in the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC), in Zunyi city of Southwest China's Guizhou province, May 3, 2021. Official data showed 230 million domestic tourist trips were made during the five-day Labor Day holiday, up 119.7 percent from last year. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING — China saw a total of 230 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday, up 119.7 percent from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on May 5.
Tourism revenue reached 113.23 billion yuan (about $17.5 billion), up 138.1 percent from last year, according to the ministry.
The May Day holiday lasts from May 1 to 5 this year.
Vehicles proceed slowly on the expressway around Guangzhou, capital city of South China's Guangdong province, May 1, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists try transplanting rice seedlings at a scenic spot in Jiangjin district of Southwest China's Chongqing, May 4, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists visit Yueya Spring, a crescent-shaped lake in Dunhuang city, Northwest China's Gansu province, May 1, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A martial artist performs in Suning county of Cangzhou city, North China's Hebei province, May 2, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A tourist takes photos of an ice cream in the shape of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
In this aerial photo, tourists visit Qinhu Lake national wetland park in Taizhou city, East China's Jiangsu province, May 2, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Children learn the technique of porcelain carving in Mengzhuang town of Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, May 1, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
