China’s overall transport system carried 145 million passengers during the three-day holiday, an increase of 142 per cent from a year earlier, with 4.3 million passengers travelling by air, according to the Ministry of Transport. Photo: AFP
China’s overall transport system carried 145 million passengers during the three-day holiday, an increase of 142 per cent from a year earlier, with 4.3 million passengers travelling by air, according to the Ministry of Transport. Photo: AFP
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China’s domestic tourism industry on course for ‘orderly recovery’ as Ching Ming Festival boosts travel, box office revenues

  • The Ching Ming Festival, more widely known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, took place in China on Monday, with 102 million trips recorded over the extended three-day weekend
  • China’s overall transport system carried 145 million passengers over the three days, while box office revenues surpassed 800 million yuan (US$122 million), a record for the holiday

Frank Tang
Frank Tang in Beijing

Updated: 9:55am, 7 Apr, 2021

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China’s overall transport system carried 145 million passengers during the three-day holiday, an increase of 142 per cent from a year earlier, with 4.3 million passengers travelling by air, according to the Ministry of Transport. Photo: AFP
China’s overall transport system carried 145 million passengers during the three-day holiday, an increase of 142 per cent from a year earlier, with 4.3 million passengers travelling by air, according to the Ministry of Transport. Photo: AFP
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