China Sees Tourism Boom During Golden Week Holiday

Tourists visit Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), a scenic spot in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 8, 2020. According to Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Fujian received 39.3 million person-times of tourists during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ending on Thursday, marking a year-on-year increase of 5.5 percent. The province's tourism industry has raked in 34.09 billion yuan (about 5 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the holiday, up 10.2 percent from a year earlier. [Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan]

Tourists visit the Yushan scenic spot in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 8, 2020. According to Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Fujian received 39.3 million person-times of tourists during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ending on Thursday, marking a year-on-year increase of 5.5 percent. The province's tourism industry has raked in 34.09 billion yuan (about 5 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the holiday, up 10.2 percent from a year earlier. [Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan]

Tourists visit an ancestral temple at the Yushan scenic spot in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 8, 2020. According to Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Fujian received 39.3 million person-times of tourists during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ending on Thursday, marking a year-on-year increase of 5.5 percent. The province's tourism industry has raked in 34.09 billion yuan (about 5 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the holiday, up 10.2 percent from a year earlier. [Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan]

People visit the Bund in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2020. [Xinhua/Liu Ying]

Tourists take selfies at Yuyuan Garden in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2020. [Xinhua/Liu Ying]

Tourists visit Yuyuan Garden in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2020. [Xinhua/Liu Ying]

People visit the Bund in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2020. [Xinhua/Liu Ying]

Tourists paint from nature at Xiaolingnan, a demonstration area for rural revitalization in Xiaomiao Township of Shushan District of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 8, 2020. As the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ends on Thursday, many citizens and tourists visit Xiaolingnan to spend their leisure time. [Xinhua/Zhang Duan]

A woman runs with her child at Xiaolingnan, a demonstration area for rural revitalization in Xiaomiao Township of Shushan District of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 8, 2020. As the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ends on Thursday, many citizens and tourists visit Xiaolingnan to spend their leisure time. [Xinhua/Zhang Duan]

Children paint from nature at Xiaolingnan, a demonstration area for rural revitalization in Xiaomiao Township of Shushan District of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 8, 2020. As the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ends on Thursday, many citizens and tourists visit Xiaolingnan to spend their leisure time. [Xinhua/Zhang Duan]

Children do handiwork at Xiaolingnan, a demonstration area for rural revitalization in Xiaomiao Township of Shushan District of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 8, 2020. As the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ends on Thursday, many citizens and tourists visit Xiaolingnan to spend their leisure time. [Xinhua/Zhang Duan]

A woman runs at Xiaolingnan, a demonstration area for rural revitalization in Xiaomiao Township of Shushan District of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 8, 2020. As the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ends on Thursday, many citizens and tourists visit Xiaolingnan to spend their leisure time. [Xinhua/Zhang Duan]

A child poses for photos at Xiaolingnan, a demonstration area for rural revitalization in Xiaomiao Township of Shushan District of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 8, 2020. As the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ends on Thursday, many citizens and tourists visit Xiaolingnan to spend their leisure time. [Xinhua/Zhang Duan]

(Source: Xinhua)