A record number of tourists visited Huguangyan tourist attraction in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province during this year's Spring Festival holiday. Some 160,000 descended on the scenic spot from Feb 8 to 13 according to city officials.

More than 58,000 tourists visited the scenic spot on Feb 8, the first day of the first lunar month of a new year, setting a record for the most visitors on the day.

Self-driving tourists accounted for a large proportion of visitors during the holiday. Most visitors came from the Pearl River Delta, western Guangdong, Hunan province, Sichuan province and Guangxi province.

Huguangyan tourist attraction is located in Zhanjiang's Mazhang district on a site that was once a hotbed of volcanic activities.

More than 60 microelements can be found in the lake at the scenic spot in addition to volcanic mud. The tourist attraction received high praise after being visited by geological experts from the UN.

"Huguangyan is very beautiful and I feel very comfortable here. It's fantastic and I will bring my friends here," said Jack, a tourist from California, US.

Tourists from around the world visit Huguangyan tourist attraction in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, during the Spring Festival holiday from Feb 7-13. [Photo/yinsha.com]

Tourists learn about the area's geographical features at a museum in the scenic spot. [Photo/yinsha.com]

The volcano museum in Huguangyan drew in large numbers over the Spring Festival holiday. [Photo/yinsha.com]