October 1, 2023

Chinese tourists flocked to popular attractions across the country during this year's Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays in the hottest Golden Week in five years, making many localities remind travelers to devise their itineraries to avoid peak times.

On Sunday, the Dujiangyan Scenic Area in Southwest China's Sichuan Province announced that the capacity of tourists to the attraction had reached 57,000, or 95 percent of its total by 11:40 am, and as a result it stopped online sales of tickets.

In addition, Hongyadong, a popular attraction in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality received a total of 110,000 travelers on Saturday, nearly double the amount of visitors to the area on Thursday, a day before the Golden Week, CCTV reported. It's estimated that a total of 900,000 travelers will visit the area this Golden Week, according to the report.

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