China's tourism revenue hits 5.97 tln yuan in 2018
China's tourism industry brought in 5.97 trillion yuan last year, up 10 percent year on year.
It's reported that more than 10 million people flock to the Great Wall every year. [Photo: VCG]
The domestic tourism industry made an overall contribution of 10 trillion yuan to the country's GDP in 2018, accounting for 11 percent of the total GDP.
The tourism sector created 80 million direct and indirect jobs in 2018, accounting for 10 percent of the total employed population.