National Day holiday box office exceeds 1.9 bln yuan

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National Day holiday box office exceeds 1.9 bln yuan

2024-10-07 12:16 Last Updated At：14:37

The 2024 National Day box office, including presales, surpassed 1.9 billion yuan (around 270 million U.S. dollars) as of 18:18 on Sunday, the sixth day of the seven-day holiday, according to the online data.

This year's films feature a wide range of themes, including sci-fi, anti-child trafficking dramas, patriotism, and traditional Chinese dance culture, catering to diverse audience preferences.

During the holiday, the Jiangnan Center of the China Film Archive in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, hosted numerous exchange activities between film crews and audiences, attracting more moviegoers to the cinema.

"I came to watch 'The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death' because I want my children to learn about the history of our country so that they can gain some inspiration," said an audience.

In addition, the center also screened many classic movies which presented history and development of China to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

"There are many classic films in the screening event that we are familiar with, such as 'The Birth of New China,' 'Hold Your Hands,' and 'Huang Baomei,' to help the audience learn about the history of the past 75 years since the founding of the PRC and help them remember our forerunners through these movies," said Sha Dan, a staff member of the center.

Holiday travel enters return peak on National Day golden week

2024-10-07 12:27 Last Updated At：13:07

The week-long National Day holiday has entered the return peak on Monday, with holidaymakers across China hasting their return itineraries by train, car and air, spurring holiday traffic culmination.

The National Day holiday, also known as "golden week," is usually one of the peak travel seasons on China's domestic tourism calendar.

Railways across the country handled 18.52 million passengers on Sunday and are expected to handle 19.86 million passengers on Monday, with 1,705 additional trains scheduled.

Expressways nationwide continue to experience high traffic volumes, primarily due to return trips. The total traffic volume on these expressways is expected to reach 63 million on Monday.

Meanwhile, the country's civil aviation sector is expected to transport over 2.2 million passengers on the same day, with more than 17,000 flights scheduled for domestic routes and over 2,500 flights for inbound and outbound routes.