Domestic tourism maintains rapid growth in China

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 4, 2018 shows snow scenery in Nanshan scenic spot in southern Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China's rapid growth in domestic tourism continued in 2018 when the country recorded a total of 5.54 billion domestic tourist trips, up 10.76 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on Jan. 30, 2019. Domestic traveling brought a total of 5.13 trillion yuan (764 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue to the tourism sector last year, registering a 12.3 percent increase compared with 2017, according to the ministry at a press conference. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)