China's tourism revenue posts double-digit growth during holiday

Tourists watch a fire dragon dance in a shower of molten iron in Tai'erzhuang, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 17, 2018. China posted a double-digit growth in tourism revenue during the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, official data showed Wednesday. The tourism industry garnered 475 billion yuan (about 75 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue, up 12.6 percent from last year's holiday, according to the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA). Some 386 million trips by tourists were made, up 12.1 percent from last year's holiday, the CNTA said in a statement. (Xinhua/Gao Qiming)