Tourists pose with peach flowers at a sightseeing garden in Shenzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, April 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)
China's inter-regional passenger traffic surged to around 262.14 million on Thursday, the first day of the three-day Qingming Festival holiday, data from the Ministry of Transport showed Friday.
The figure represents a 70.34-percent increase compared with the same day of 2023, according to the ministry.
In detail, road and waterway trips experienced year-on-year growth of 68.5 percent and 53.36 percent, respectively.
Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese festival for people to pay tribute to the dead and worship their ancestors.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
China's Yin Ruoning Wins Women's PGA ChampionshipParalyzed Chinese Artist Experiences World Through PaintBiden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in TexasJiang Wins China's First Golds at Asian Weightlifting ChampionshipsGangsters Paradise: Why do so many British mobsters flee to Dubai?China Wins 6th Straight Women's Beach Volleyball Gold at AsiadChina Women's Basketball Head Coach Calls for Continuous ImprovementGLOBALinkYoung Policewoman Fulfils Her Passion as Police Dog TrainerEngineer Plays Vital Role Building Padma Bridge in Bangladesh
2.7029s , 6499.8046875 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Over 260 mln passenger trips made on first day of Qingming holiday ,International Intrigue news portal