Holiday trips signal country emerging from pandemic

The just finished National Day holiday delivered a strong signal that China is emerging from the coronavirus pandemic.

The latest figure from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Thursday shows over 637 million visits were made to attractions on the Chinese mainland over the eight-day holiday, a recovery of 79 percent of that in same period in 2019.

Domestic tourism market revenue during the holiday was about 467 billion yuan ($68.72 billion), about 70 percent of that in the previous year.