China sees 85m domestic tourist trips in three days

China saw nearly 85 million domestic tourist trips in the first three days of its five-day May Day holiday which started 1 May, the culture and tourism ministry said on Sunday.

Tourism revenue totaled 35.06 billion yuan (4.97 billion US dollars) from 1 May to 3 May, according to the ministry.

On Sunday alone, domestic tourists made 30.94 million trips nationwide, bringing a total tourism revenue of 12.43 billion yuan (1.78 billion US dollars), according to the ministry.