China sees domestic tourism boom during National Day holiday
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A tourist experiences folk dance during the week-long National Day holiday in Nanhe County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 5, 2018. A total of 502 million domestic tourists were received across China during the first four days of the National Day holiday, an 8.8 percent year-on-year growth, said the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) Thursday.(Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)
Tourists wearing bamboo rain hats dance with troupers at Yushilin scenic spot in Hezhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 5, 2018. The country's tourism industry raked in 416.9 billion yuan (60.6 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the four days, up 8.12 percent from a year earlier, according to the ministry.(Xinhua/Huang Xuhu)
Tourists watch an artist making Hunan embroidery at Tongguan old town during the week-long National Day holiday in Wangcheng District of Changsha City, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 5, 2018. With tourist numbers in many attractions reaching the peak, authorities have taken measures including temporary traffic control to ensure order and safety, the MCT said.(Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)
Tourists visit the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2018, the third day of the week-long National Day holiday. The National Day holiday is one of China's major public holidays, which lasts from Oct. 1 to 7 this year.(Xinhua/Zhuang Yingchang)
Tourists pose for photos in front of stone steps decorated with bamboo rain hats at Yushilin scenic spot in Hezhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 5, 2018. (Xinhua/Huang Xuhu)
Tourists walk on stone steps decorated with bamboo rain hats at Yushilin scenic spot in Hezhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 5, 2018. (Xinhua/Huang Xuhu)