China's "super golden week" holidays - encompassing National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival - lasted for eight days from Oct. 1, sparking a surge in travel as millions of people headed home for family reunions or took the chance to visit tourist destinations in the country and beyond.

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech on Sept. 30 in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of National Day celebrations on Oct 1. (Photo by Johannes Neudecker/AP)

People attend a flag-raising ceremony in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on National Day, marking the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (Photo by Reuters)

Birds flutter over the flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square on Oct. 1. (Photo by Getty Images)

People line up at Beijing Capital International Airport on Oct. 1 ahead of catching a flight to Japan. According to Chinese tour operator Ctrip, Japan was the most popular overseas destination for Chinese visitors during the "super golden week." (Photo by Kyodo)

Passengers wait for trains at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station during the National Day travel rush on Oct. 3. (Photo by Yin Liqin/Getty Images)

People head to Shanghai's popular Nanjing Road on Oct. 5. (Photo by Getty Images)

Large crowds of tourists visit the Great Wall on Oct. 2 during the extended holiday period. (Photo by Kyodo)

A "volunteer police team" consisting of a humanoid robot and a robotic dog patrols near a tourist spot in China's Zhejiang province on Oct. 1. (Photo by Wang Gang/China News Service/VCG via AP )

Tourists watch a "paper dragon" performance at Beijing's Shijingshan Amusement Park in Shanxi province on Oct. 3. (Photo by Li Wenming/Getty Images)

A child poses with illuminated lanterns at a show in Penang, Malaysia,

on Oct. 5 to welcome the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. (Photo by Chen Yue/Getty Images)

Tourists watch a parade at the Shijingshan Amusement Park in Beijing on Oct. 3. (Photo by Li Wenming/VCG via AP )

People visit the scenic Hongya Cave entertainment district of China's Chongqing on Oct. 3. (Photo by He Penglei/AP )

Fireworks celebrating the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China illuminate the night sky over a theme park in Tianjin on Oct. 2. (Photo by Tong Yu/Getty Images)

Tourists photograph the sunset on Oct. 4 at a park in China's Hainan province before the landfall of Typhoon Matmo. (Photo by Getty Images)

A woman rides a scooter in strong wind and heavy rain on Oct. 5 in Hainan province as Typhoon Matmo slams into some of China's coastal regions. (Photo by Luo Yunfei/china News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

Check-in counters at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Hainan are closed on Oct. 4 ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Matmo. (Photo by Luo Yunfei/Getty Images)

Local residents rest at a temporary resettlement site in a school on Oct.5 in Haikou, Hainan province. (Photo by Luo Yunfei/Getty Images)

Visitors ride camels at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring tourist spot in China's Dunhuang on Oct. 6. (Photo by Chen Kun/AP)

Tourists crowd the Nanjing Confucius Temple in Eastern China during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday on Oct. 5. (Photo by Yang Bo/Getty Images)

Passengers walk along a platform at Nanchang Railway Station on Oct. 8 as China's "super golden week" draws to an end. (Photo by Liu Lixin/Getty Images)

Cars jam up the Wuzhuang toll station in central China's Anhui province on Oct. 7. The toll station, with 36 lanes, is the biggest in the country. (Photo by AP)