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China's "Golden Week" National Day holiday saw the expected millions hit the roads, railways and airports - with millions more hitting the shops and doing their bit to follow official calls to get out and spend.
In Beijing retail spending in the first six days of the holiday hit around US$60.2 million, a rise of 6% on the 2003 holiday. Restaurants in the capital did even better with diners' spending up 7.2% year-on-year, state media reported.
Shanghai, meanwhile, said it had seen domestic and overseas tourist arrivals up by 5% during the holiday, with retail sales jumping 19.5% from a year ago.
For those traveling, rail remained the most popular mode of transport although ...
Shanghai, meanwhile, said it had seen domestic and overseas tourist arrivals up by 5% during the holiday, with retail sales jumping 19.5% from a year ago.
For those traveling, rail remained the most popular mode of transport although ...
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