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Another record Golden Week

The weeklong National Day holiday again brought a record number of tourists and retail revenue, despite continued controversy over the decade-old Golden Week vacation system. More than 18.29 million people visited 119 major tourist destinations... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Oct 06 2008

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