China's domestic tourism revenue hits $100 bln over National Day holiday

BEIJING -- China's domestic tourism market generated approximately 753.4 billion yuan (about $103.2 billion) in revenue during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, which ended on Friday, official statistics show.

The figure represents a year-on-year increase of 129.5 percent, and a rise of 1.5 percent from that of the National Day holiday in 2019, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

During the eight-day holiday, Chinese people made 826 million domestic tourist trips, an increase of 71.3 percent from last year and a rise of 4.1 percent from 2019, the ministry said.