SHANGHAI, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Tourist attractions in the Chinese capital Beijing and the eastern metropolis Shanghai saw surging numbers of visits on Thursday, the first day of the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, illustrating a strong recovery in the virus-ravaged tourism sector.
In Beijing, 223 major tourist attractions registered about 1.1 million visits on Thursday, up 69.8 percent year on year, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism said, adding that their tourism revenues also surged 219.6 percent over the same day last year.