110 million trips made across China during Dragon Boat Festival holiday

China saw 110 million domestic trips during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the previous year, according to the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Tourists also spent 40.35 billion yuan ($5.57 billion dollars) over the holiday that stretched from Saturday to Monday, an increase of 8.1 percent from the same period last year.

A large number of tourists opted for weekend getaways and short-distance travel for activities like picking fruits, experiencing farming life and camping.

Traditional activities from dragon boat races to workshops to make zongzi, a type of pyramid-shaped sticky rice dumplings, were held nationwide to mark the festival that commemorates the life and death of patriotic poet Qu Yuan. After dark events like folk music performances and intangible cultural heritage experiences also gave a boost to nighttime consumption.

Tourists chose more flexible and personalized travel methods, enjoying life through slow-paced travel, in-depth experiences, and relaxation.

Places like Yunnan, Qinghai, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, and Guizhou became popular destinations for young people for road trips and summer retreats, with Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Xin gian g Uygur Autonomous Region becoming a hot destination following the success of hit TV series "My Altay."

Travel packages combining tickets and hotels were particularly popular at attractions such as Beijing Universal Resort, Shanghai Disneyland Resort, and Zhuhai Chimelong Resort.