China's county tourism booms during National Day golden week
During China's Oct. 1-7 National Day holiday, authorities projected 2.13 billion cross-regional trips. County-level destinations like Jingshan (tennis), Ruicheng (cultural tourism) and Fenghuang (ethnic culture) saw strong visitor growth, aided by sports events, film-driven tourism and ethnic traditions. International visitors also explored smaller towns, with border crossings and e-wallet transactions by foreigners rising sharply, as officials expand visa-free policies and high-speed rail access.
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- Authorities projected 2.13 billion cross-regional passenger trips during the Oct. 1-7 holiday, averaging 300 million a day. — Attributed to authorities' projection; figure appears in source.
- Meituan data showed four-to-six-night homestay bookings rose 24 percent year on year as of Sept. 28. — Attributed to Meituan platform data.
- Jingshan's 'tennis plus' economy output exceeded 3.5 billion yuan in 2025, drawing 3.52 million visits. — Figure appears in source, no independent source named beyond general attribution.
- Foreign nationals made nearly 61.29 million border crossings in first eight months of 2026, up 19.5 percent year on year. — Attributed to official data cited in source.
- China's visa-free policy now covers 50 countries, with visa-free transit extended to 240 hours for 57 countries. — Stated as official policy figures in source.