BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese museums registered 940 million visits in the first eight months of this year, maintaining their popularity among Chinese visitors in recent years, official data showed on Wednesday.
The country's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) released the figure at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office.
About 300 million visits were made in two months during the summer season, accounting for nearly a third of the total figure, said Liu Yang, an NCHA official. ■
