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China witnessed a substantial surge in tourism and consumption during the bustling summer travel rush between July 1 and August 31.
China's railways recorded 887 million passenger journeys from July 1 to August 31, up 6.7 percent year on year. The country's airlines reported 137.5 million passenger trips from July 1 to August 29, increasing 11.8 percent compared to a year earlier.
Inbound tourism picked up momentum with a notable rise in tourist arrivals. "China travel" fever online is attributed to the country's ongoing travel facilitation policies, such as expanded mutual visa exemptions and the 144-hour visa-free transit, reflecting the country's commitment to further opening up.
The Paris Olympics drove the outbound travel boom for Chinese tourists, with the number of travel bookings to Paris up 129 percent year on year and car rental bookings in Europe up 170 percent year on year.
Domestic cultural tourism also surged this summer, with 37,000 cultural and tourism consumption activities hosted across the country and study tour orders tripling.
"Black Myth: Wukong," China's first self-developed AAA video game, features 36 filming locations, with 27 situated in north China's Shanxi Province. Its global fever is driving a tourism boom in Shanxi Province.