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Beijing sees 300,000 tourists on first day of National Day holiday

Major tourist sites in Olympic host Beijing welcomed 300,000 tourists on Monday, the first day of the weeklong National Day holiday, according to the capital's holiday office. ...full story at china.org.cn

from china.org.cn on Tue, Oct 02 2007

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