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China sees travel rush during holidays

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2023-09-29 19:58:16

Passengers are about to board a train at Zhengzhou Railway Station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

Passengers wait for trains at the waiting hall of Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 29, 2023. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Passengers are about to board a train at Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 29, 2023. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

This photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows passengers at Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

Passengers are seen on a train at Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2023. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

Passengers wait for trains at the waiting hall of Guiyang North Railway Station in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

This photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows passengers at Zhengzhou Railway Station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

Passengers wait for trains at the waiting hall of Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

Passengers walk on the south square of Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

Passengers run to the ticket gate at Tianjin West Railway Station in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 29, 2023. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

This aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows passengers lining up to enter Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Passengers head to the waiting hall of Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Friday marks the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, followed by the National Day holiday from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With a growing number of travelers ready to sate their wanderlust, the tourism sector is expecting a boost to development as the long holidays near.

According to China State Railway Group, the country's railway operator, it sold 22.88 million train tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival on the day the tickets went on sale, a record high for single-day sales. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)