Passengers pack a train station in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, on Monday, the last day of the weeklong National Day holiday. Travelers made an estimated 19.86 million trips by train on Monday alone. Photo: IC Photo

Cars crawl through traffic Sunday on a highway in Hefei, East China’s Anhui province. More people have opted to travel by car this year. Drivers made about 1.85 billion road trips across the country during the seven-day break. Photo: IC Photo

Crowds of people wait at a train station Sunday in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province. Counting other forms of transportation as well, travelers made 765 million domestic trips between Oct. 1 and Oct. 7, a 5.9% increase from last year on a comparable basis, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Photo: VCG

Early risers wait at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1 for a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Photo: IC Photo

Villagers and tourists watch a traditional bullfight Wednesday in the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture in Southwest China’s Guizhou province. Photo: VCG

Excited visitors take snapshots of a distracted giant panda at the Hongshan Forest Zoo in Nanjing on Saturday. Photo: IC Photo

A crowd watches a drone show Saturday at Bijiashan Park in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province. Over the holiday, travelers spent 700.8 billion yuan ($99.3 billion), a 6.3% jump from the comparable period last year, according to the tourism ministry. Photo: VCG

Tourists crowd a scenic island Sunday in Wuzhou in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photo: VCG