Winny Wang/ Shanghai Daily news
Nearly 2.53 million tourists visited Shanghai during the first three days of
the weeklong National Day holidays that began on Monday, the city's holiday
office said.
The figure is a 17.6 percent increase from a year earlier.
The Shanghai Tourism Distribution Center handled 50,000 tourists in the three
days and has already sold 16,000 package tickets for the rest of the
week.