A passenger puts the luggage in place on the bullet train G4798 on the Jining-Datong-Yuanping high-speed railway, Dec 31, 2024. - Photo: Xinhua
BEIJING: Border inspection authorities across China saw 1.8 million inbound and outbound trips on Wednesday (Jan 1), the New Year's Day holiday, the National Immigration Administration said on Thursday (Jan 2).
It marked a 13.7 year-on-year increase, the NIA said in a statement.
Of these trips, 869,000 were made by residents on the Chinese mainland, which was a 11.1 per cent year-on-year increase.
As many as 749,000 were made by residents of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, a 12.8 year-on-year increase.
About 185,000 were made by foreign citizens, a 33.6 per cent year-on-year increase, the data showed.
Border inspection agencies also checked 67,000 vehicles, including ships, trains and automobiles on the day, representing a year-on-year increase of 14.7 per cent, it said. - China Daily/ANN
