Passengers have their tickets checked at Anqing Railway Station, east China's Anhui Province, June 9, 2019. Sunday witnessed a travel rush as the Dragon Boat Festival holiday came to an end. (Photo: Xinhua)

China saw a total of 95.98 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 7.7 percent from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Tourism revenue reached 39.33 billion yuan (about 5.7 billion US dollars) during the holiday which lasts from Friday to Sunday, up 8.6 percent year-on-year, according to the ministry.

Passengers wait to board a train at the Tianjin West Railway Station in north China's Tianjin, June 9, 2019. Sunday witnessed a travel rush as the Dragon Boat Festival holiday came to an end.  (Photo: Xinhua)

Various activities staged across China to celebrate this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which fell on Saturday, also attracted a large number of tourists, according to the ministry.

Passengers have their tickets checked at the Tianjin West Railway Station in north China's Tianjin, June 9, 2019. Sunday witnessed a travel rush as the Dragon Boat Festival holiday came to an end.  (Photo: Xinhua)

Trips to coastal cities surged during the holiday, said the ministry.