People enter the Lianyungang Railway Station in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 7, 2025. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)

China recorded a total of 16.34 million border crossings during the eight-day-long National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday that came to a close on Wednesday, with daily average of 2.04 million crossings, up 11.5 percent year-on-year, according to the National Immigration Administration (NIA).

The peak occurred on October 4, reaching 2.36 million in daily border crossing, the NIA said.

During the long holiday, Chinese mainland residents made 9.17 million border crossings, up 9.6 percent year-on-year, while residents from Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions made crossings of 5.74 million, up 12.2 percent year-on-year, the data showed.

China's inbound tourism witnessed marked growth during the eight-day holiday, fueled by significant visa facilitation measures and a broad array of cultural and tourism activities.

According to the NIA, foreign nationals made a total of 1.43 million trips to or from China during the holiday, marking an increase of 21.6 percent year-on-year. Of those trips, 751,000 were inbound trips, an increase of 19.8 percent year-on-year, while 535,000 were visa-free entries, up 46.8 percent year-on-year.

In addition, China saw steady growth in domestic consumption during the eight-day holiday, official data showed.

Key retail and catering enterprises reported a year-on-year sales increase of 2.7 percent during the holiday, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce.

From October 1 to 7, the passenger traffic of 78 pedestrian streets and business districts in major Chinese cities monitored by the ministry rose 8.8 percent year on year, and their business revenues expanded by 6 percent.

The holiday saw new spending trends, with green, smart and China-chic products gaining significant traction. According to the data, sales of green organic food surged 27.9 percent year on year, while sales of smart home appliances and China-chic clothing rose by 14.3 percent and 14.1 percent, respectively.

China's consumption-related industries reported average daily sales revenue growth of 4.5 percent year-on-year during the long holiday. Notably, digital products and automobile consumption saw rapid growth, while tourism and culture, arts, and sports services saw strong demand growth, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday, citing data from the State Taxation Administration.