China handles nearly 5.19 mln entry-exit trips during Qingming holiday

BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Border inspection agencies across China have handled nearly 5.19 million entry and exit trips during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday that ended Saturday, data from the National Immigration Administration (NIA) showed Sunday.

The daily average of entry and exit trips soared to 1.73 million, an increase of 69.6 percent compared with the same period of 2023, according to the NIA.