'Golden Week' justifies title with rise in tourism revenue (1/7)

Tourists visit the Jingshan Park in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 3, 2012. China's "Golden Week" holiday justified its title with a rise in tourism revenue, National Tourism Administration (NTA) statistics showed Sunday. The country's 119 major scenic spots received a total of 34.25 million visitors during the eight-day holiday, up 20.96 percent from the corresponding period last year. Tourism income surged by nearly a quarter from 2011 to 1.77 billion yuan (278.39 million U.S. dollars), the NTA said. (Xinhua/Wang Junfeng)