China saw 422 million domestic trips nationwide during the seven-day national holiday, a year-on-year decrease of 18.2 percent, equivalent to 60.7 percent in the same period of 2019, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday.

Tourists visit the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, during the National Day holiday in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 5, 2022. (Photo: Xinhua)

The holiday boasted rich culture and tourism resources, with 13,940 cultural activities held by museums and 10,801 A -level tourist scenic spots open to the public, accounting for 75 percent of the total.

Local and surrounding tours were the first choices for most due to COVID-19, according to the ministry. The number of tourists traveling between provinces and cities decreased by 14.4 and 9.5 percent, respectively.

Holiday tourism has brought in income of 287.21 billion yuan ($40.38 billion), a decrease of 26.2 percent year-on-year, which was 44.2 percent in the same period of 2019.