Beijing welcomed 8m+ tourists during Mid-Autumn Festival
During this year's Mid-Autumn Festival holiday from September 15th to 17th, Beijing received more than 8.17 million tourists, Xinhua reports with reference to the Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau
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According to the source, among the total, some 7.7 million visitors flocked to the city's 212 key tourist attractions, up 13.6 percent year on year.
Rural tourism in Beijing's suburbs emerged as a major highlight of this year's holiday travel.
The cumulative number of visitors to the city's rural areas reached over 1.45 million, bringing in operating income amounting to more than 170.5 million Yuan (about $24m). The suburban districts of Yanqing, Miyun and Huairou were the top three destinations in the rural tourism sector.
