Millions of trips taken during festival

9月20日，北京天安门广场上，国庆主题庆祝花篮“祝福祖国”已经显露雏形，吸引外国游客拍照。中新社记者 贾天勇 摄

People made 97.9 million domestic tourism trips during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in China, generating 43.5 billion yuan ($6.34 billion) in income, People's Daily reported on Tuesday.

Short-distance family trips made up most of the travel, and cultural and agricultural tourism were also popular during the holiday.

Holiday travel products with destinations and activities embodying heritage and innovation in traditional Chinese culture sold very well.

By end of day Sept 24, the national tourism market was observed to have run stably and no serious accidents had occurred.