Tourists hear call of island destinations

Increasing numbers of Chinese choose to go abroad for relaxation, not just sightseeing

A quarter of outbound Chinese mainland tourists headed to islands last year, according to statistics released at the 2016 International Islands Tourism Conference in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province.

According to The World Islands Tourism Development Report released on Thursday, the number of outbound Chinese mainland tourists hit 117 million in 2015. That accounts for nearly 10 percent of global inter-national tourists and makes China the world's largest source of tourists.