Red tourism was a popular choice during this year's three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday that ended on Monday, according to China's largest online travel agency Trip.com.

Red tourism refers to historical sites with a modern revolutionary legacy. Travel orders for such destinations grew by about 60 percent compared with last year's holiday, and cities like Beijing, Nanjing, Yan'an, Zunyi and Shanghai were among the most preferred cities for red tourism trips, according to the platform.

In addition, due to time constraints, a majority of tourists opted for relatively short-distance trips by high-speed railway during the holiday.

A one-way trip with an average travel radius of 338 kilometers took about two hours and 13 minutes on average during the three-day holiday. Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, and Nanjing were the top five destinations for trips by high-speed railways during the period, said the platform.

Meanwhile, trips for in-depth leisure vacations and cultural experiences have gained ground, said Cheng Chaogong, chief researcher with a tourism research institute affiliated to the online travel agency Tongcheng-Elong.