China sees 160M domestic tourist trips during May Day holiday

China saw a total of 160 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday, down 30.2 percent from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Wednesday.

Tourism revenue reached 64.68 billion yuan (about 9.77 billion U.S. dollars), down 42.9 percent from last year, according to the ministry.

The May Day holiday lasts from April 30 to May 4 this year.