China records some 11.3 million cross-border trips during May Day holiday

China saw a total of 11.279 million cross-border trips during the five-day May Day holiday, which ended on Tuesday, according to official data released Wednesday.

Data from the National Immigration Administration showed that border authorities recorded an average of 2.256 million trips per day during the holiday, marking a 3.5 percent increase year on year compared with last year's May Day holiday.

The single-day peak for entry-exit crossings occurred on May 2, reaching 2.529 million trips.

Foreign nationals accounted for 1.255 million trips, up 12.5 percent year on year. Additionally, 436,000 international arrivals benefited from visa-free entry policies, marking a 14.7 percent increase comparing with last year.

A total of 531,000 aircraft, vessels, trains, and vehicles carrying people and goods were inspected, an increase of 16.6 percent compared with the same period last year.

China records some 11.3 million cross-border trips during May Day holiday

Chinese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.17 percent to 4,160.17 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.33 percent higher at 15,459.62 points.

The combined turnover of the two indices totaled 3.23 trillion yuan (about 470.64 billion U.S. dollars), up from 2.74 trillion yuan on the latest trading day before the May Day holiday.

Most stocks rose, with storage chip, semiconductor and computing power leasing sectors leading the gains, while oil and gas, tourism, banking and liquor shares were among the biggest losers.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 2.75 percent to close at 3,778.16 points Wednesday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 3.75 percent higher at 2,023.66 points on Wednesday.

Chinese shares close higher Wednesday