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By Xinhua Published: May 04, 2021 01:25 PM
A tourist (C) poses for a group photo with performers at the Italian Style Area in Hebei District of north China s Tianjin, May 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
The May Day travel rush in China signals the nation s stepped-up recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with people thronging at railway stations, airports and tourist sites, criss-crossing provinces.
Passenger trips on Chinese railways hit a new single-day high on Saturday, with nearly 18.83 million trips recorded, according to data released by the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. The figure marks a 9.2-percent increase from the 2019 level, the first day of the International Workers Day holiday, which runs through Wednesday.
May Day travel rush mirrors China s speedy recovery from COVID-19 Updated: May 03,2021 09:20 PM Xinhua
BEIJING The May Day travel rush in China signals the nation s stepped-up recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with people thronging at railway stations, airports and tourist sites, criss-crossing provinces.
Passenger trips on Chinese railways hit a new single-day high on May 1, with nearly 18.83 million trips recorded, according to data released by the China State Railway Group Co Ltd. The figure marks a 9.2-percent increase from the 2019 level, the first day of the International Workers Day holiday, which runs through May 5.
The news media have linked the travel boom to China s success in containing the spread of COVID-19 and its ongoing mass vaccination campaign.
2021-05-03 13:05:49 GMT2021-05-03 21:05:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) The May Day travel rush in China signals the nation s stepped-up recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with people thronging at railway stations, airports and tourist sites, criss-crossing provinces.
Passenger trips on Chinese railways hit a new single-day high on Saturday, with nearly 18.83 million trips recorded, according to data released by the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. The figure marks a 9.2-percent increase from the 2019 level, the first day of the International Workers Day holiday, which runs through Wednesday.
The news media have linked the travel boom to China s success in containing the spread of COVID-19 and its ongoing mass vaccination campaign.
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