The bullet train No G9505 is pictured at Hangzhouxi Railway Station ahead of its maiden trip on the Hangzhou-Wenzhou high-speed railway in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 6, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Chinese economy grew steadily as reflected by travel and consumption surge during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, Guangming Daily reported on Wednesday.

据《光明日报》周三报道，中秋节期间旅游和消费激增，显示中国经济稳步增长。

During the festival from Sept 15 to 17, some 629.56 million passenger trips were handled by China's transportation sectors, up 31.1 percent year-on-year, data from the Ministry of Transport showed on Wednesday.

今年中秋节假期（9月15日至17日），全社会跨区域人员流动量62956.4万人次，日均20985.4万人次，比2023年同期日均增长31.1%，比2019年同期日均增长16.1%。

Railway trips totaled 42.57 million, waterway for 1.98 million, and civil aviation handled 5.07 million trips.

具体来看，铁路客运量4257.3万人次，日均1419.1万人次；水路客运量198.1万人次，日均66万人次；民航客运量506.9万人次。

Domestic tourism spots received about 107 million visits over the holiday, and the total tourism expenditure hit 51.05 billion yuan, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

文旅部数据显示，今年中秋节假期，全国国内出游1.07亿人次，按可比口径较2019年同期增长6.3%；国内游客出游总花费510.47亿元，较2019年同期增长8.0%。

Meanwhile, the express delivery sector collected and delivered 1.31 billion and 1.41 billion parcels, respectively.

国家邮政局监测数据显示，今年中秋节假期，全国邮政快递业运行总体平稳，揽收快递包裹13.07亿件，比去年中秋假期日均增长35.4%；投递快递包裹14.07亿件，同比增长45.7%。

Source: chinadaily

Editor:ChenDawei

Senior Editor:MinJie