China counts on travel bonanza as National Day holiday kicks off

Hundreds of millions hit the road in first mass travel event of COVID era

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China's National Day holiday is eight days long this year, one day longer than last year.

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- Millions of travelers in China hit the road on Thursday as the country began its extralong National Day holiday, promising some much-needed relief to a tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

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