Railway Stations Of Major Chinese Cities Crowded With People Returning Home From Week-Long Holiday

Passengers are seen at a waiting room in the Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Oct. 7, 2012. China’s transport networks are expected to experience another travel peak Saturday and Sunday, when millions of holiday-makers return to home as the week-long holiday draws to an end.

Tourists visit the Jingshan Park in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 3, 2012. China’s “Golden Week” holiday justified its title with a rise in tourism revenue, National Tourism Administration (NTA) statistics showed Sunday. The country’s 119 major scenic spots received a total of 34.25 million visitors during the eight-day holiday, up 20.96 percent from the corresponding period last year. Tourism income surged by nearly a quarter from 2011 to 1.77 billion yuan (278.39 million U.S. dollars), the NTA said. <Xinhua/Wang Junfeng>

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