Number of tourists in Spring Festival holiday top 203 mln across China

Tourists visit the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 13, 2013. The number of tourists during the week-long Spring Festival holiday topped 203 million across the country, up 15.1 percent from the same period last year, according to the latest statistics by the National Tourism Administration. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, fell on Feb. 10 this year.

Tourists watch the opera performance at Shantang Street, a scenic spot in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 10, 2013. The number of tourists during the week-long Spring Festival holiday topped 203 million across the country, up 15.1 percent from the same period last year, according to the latest statistics by the National Tourism Administration. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, fell on Feb. 10 this year.

Tourists visit the Huqiu scenic area in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 10, 2013. The number of tourists during the week-long Spring Festival holiday topped 203 million across the country, up 15.1 percent from the same period last year, according to the latest statistics by the National Tourism Administration. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, fell on Feb. 10 this year. (Xinhua/Wang Jiankang)