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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) — China recorded about 5.91 million inbound and outbound trips during the three-day weekend to celebrate the traditional Duanwu, or Dragon Boat, Festival, up 2.7 percent year on year, data released by the National Immigration Administration showed Tuesday.
This year, Duanwu Festival fell on May 31st and the holiday lasted from May 31st to June 2nd.
A particularly notable increase was observed among foreigners who entered China without a visa. According to the data of the said department, during the holidays their number reached 231 thousand, with an increase of 59.4 percent year-on-year.