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Sunday, October 6, 2024 Tourism in China continued to boom as this year’s National Day holidays entered the latter half. The Chinese Ministry of Transport announced that around 284 million cross-regional trips were made on Friday, the fourth day of the holidays, an increase of 2.8 percent compared to the same day last year.

Ancient architecture and sculptures in North China’s Shanxi Province became one of the most popular destinations this year thanks to the unexampled success of China’s first triple. A video game Black Myth: Wukong features 36 locations across China , with 27 situated in Shanxi. Inbound tourism also demonstrated strong growth over the holiday with inbound travel booking rising by more than 60 percent compared to last year.



It is expected to surpass that of outbound tourism in terms of growth rates thanks to a series of supportive policies. Citing the Shenzhen General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection, CCTV reported Saturday that, from Tuesday to Friday, the first four days of the week-long holidays exceeded 57,000, with nearly 600 flight arrivals and departures, representing a year-on-year increases of 58.1 percent and 55.

2 percent, respectively. It combined inbound and outbound cross-border passenger trips via Shenzhen Airport. With the continuous rise in inbound and outbound passenger trips, the total number of border crossings at Shenzhen Airport this year has surpassed 4 million, marking a 47.

6 percent increase compared to last year’s.

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