An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 1, 2025 shows people visiting Confucius Temple scenic area in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday. Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Photo by Liu Jianhua/Xinhua)

BEIJING, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. ■

People visit a scenic spot in Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 5, 2025. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

People visit a scenic spot in Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 5, 2025. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

People visit the Qu Yuan Temple, commemorating a patriotic poet of ancient China, in Zigui County of Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 3, 2025. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

People ride camels in the Crescent Spring and Mingsha Sand Dune scenic area in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 1, 2025. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 5, 2025 shows people watching a wooden-bench dragon parade in Pujiang County, east China's Zhejiang Province. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Photo by Zhang Hui/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025 shows people visiting the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

Tourists have fun along the beach in Boao, Qionghai City of south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 8, 2025. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Photo by Meng Zhongde/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows people having fun in Zhaohe Town of Mengzhou City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 7, 2025. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Photo by Bai Shuiping/Xinhua)

People have fun at a lakeside park in Xuchang City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 8, 2025. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Photo by Niu Shupei/Xinhua)

Tourists pose for a group photo at the venue of the Zunyi Meeting in Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 8, 2025. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Photo by Yuan Fuhong/Xinhua)

People have fun at a scenic spot in Mengjin District of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 7, 2025. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Photo by Huang Zhengwei/Xinhua)

A girl poses for photos at Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 8, 2025. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Photo by Chen Wenwu/Xinhua)

A tourist poses for photos while visiting Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 8, 2025. China recorded 888 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, up 123 million from the seven-day National Day holiday in 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Thursday.

Domestic tourism spending reached 809 billion yuan (about 113.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 108 billion yuan year on year, according to the ministry. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)