China receives more tourists as holiday travel continues

China receives more tourists as holiday travel continues

BEIJING – Some 258.1 million visitor trips have been made in China during the first four days of the Lunar New Year holiday, which started Friday, a 14.2 percent increase compared with the same period last year, according to official data.

From Friday to Monday, China’s tourism revenue reached 316 billion yuan ($45.95 billion), up 16 percent year on year, data from the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) showed. Read more…