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600 Million Trips May Be Made in China for Eight-Day Holiday Amid Pandemic

A Chinese family gathers for a photo following the flag raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square to mark the 71st Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing on Thursday. / Getty / Kyodo

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By Kyodo News 1 October 2020

BEIJING—More than 600 million trips may be made in China for the eight-day holiday that started Thursday, the country’s biggest online travel agency said, underscoring that the new coronavirus has been brought under control at home.

Independent tours, car rentals and high-end hotels are “popular bookings” during the holiday to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the communist People’s Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn Festival, according to Trip.com Group Ltd.

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