This Day, That Year

Item from May 12, 1993, in China Daily: Tourists view rock sculptures on a beach in Hui'an county, Fujian province ... China's international tourism industry has seen encouraging expansion in the first three months of this year, according to sources from the National Tourism Administration of China. In the first quarter of this year, more than 9.7 million non-mainland tourists have visited the Chinese mainland, a 10 percent rise over the same period last year ... The National Tourism Administration of China is planning large-scale projects to stimulate tourism activities across the country.

The growing Chinese middle class is riding high on the country's rapid development and reshaping the global tourism industry.

About 107 million Chinese tourists traveled abroad last year, according to statistics from the China National Tourism Administration.