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Tourists visits the Imperial Summer Resort in Chengde, north China's Hebei Province, May 2, 2024. China saw about 295 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday that ended Sunday, up 7.6 percent year on year and 28.2 percent from the same period in 2019, data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed Monday. (Photo by Liu Huanyu/Xinhua)

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China saw about 295 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday that ended Sunday, up 7.6 percent year on year and 28.2 percent from the same period in 2019, data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed Monday.

Domestic tourist expenditure during the period totaled 166.89 billion yuan (about 23.51 billion U.S. dollars), up 13.5 percent from the same period in 2019.

Culture and tourism were deeply intertwined during the holiday, with popular destinations such as the Palace Museum, Sanxingdui Museum, and Yinxu Museum attracting a large number of visitors.

The nighttime economy was also thriving, with monitored national-level nighttime cultural and tourism destinations recording nearly 72.58 million visitors, an increase of 6.9 percent year on year.

With the resumption of more air routes, the introduction of measures for facilitating passengers' entry, and the increase in the number of countries with visa exemption agreements, inbound and outbound tourism has been recovering rapidly, according to the ministry.

China saw nearly 1.78 million inbound tourist trips and 1.9 million outbound tourist trips made during the holiday.

An aerial drone photo taken on May 2, 2024 shows tourists visiting the West Lake in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. China saw about 295 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday that ended Sunday, up 7.6 percent year on year and 28.2 percent from the same period in 2019, data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed Monday. (Photo by Long Wei/Xinhua)

Tourists visits Fuzimiao, or the Confucius Temple, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 2, 2024. China saw about 295 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday that ended Sunday, up 7.6 percent year on year and 28.2 percent from the same period in 2019, data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed Monday. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)

Tourists watch an acrobatic show at a scenic area in Tancheng County, east China's Shandong Province, May 1, 2024. China saw about 295 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday that ended Sunday, up 7.6 percent year on year and 28.2 percent from the same period in 2019, data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed Monday. (Photo by Zhang Chunlei/Xinhua)

Tourists look at an exhibit at the Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 2, 2024. China saw about 295 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday that ended Sunday, up 7.6 percent year on year and 28.2 percent from the same period in 2019, data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed Monday. (Photo by Chu Baorui/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 2, 2024 shows tourists visiting a historical and cultural district along the Grand Canal in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province. China saw about 295 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday that ended Sunday, up 7.6 percent year on year and 28.2 percent from the same period in 2019, data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed Monday. (Photo by Huan Yueliang/Xinhua)