China sees tourism boom during May Day holiday

Tourists visit the scenic spot of Hongyadong stilted house complex in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, April 30, 2018. China saw 147 million domestic tourist trips during the three-day May Day holiday, up 9.3 percent compared with the previous year and generated 87.16 billion yuan (13.70 billion U.S. dollars) in tourism revenue, up 10.2 percent from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)