This year's National Day holiday period has come to an end.
The extended 8-day holiday has seen a boom in tourism, which has not only benefited the economy of China, but also that of many other countries.
As one of China's two Golden Weeks, this year's National Day holiday has seen a surge in tourist revenue and passenger flows.
Data from China's tourism authorities show that over 700 million tourists traveled around the country during the holiday, generating revenue of over 580 billion yuan, or about 88 billion U.S. dollars.
Over 110 million trips by railway have been made since the first day of the holiday, and China's railway authorities had scheduled thousand
