In this file photo taken on May 1, 2021, vehicles proceed slowly on the expressway around Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong province. (LU HANXIN/XINHUA)

BEIJING - China has seen around 251 million domestic trips during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday starting from Jan 31, figures by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed.

This year's domestic trips declined by 2 percent year-on-year, with nearly 289.2 billion yuan (around $45.4 billion) generated in domestic tourism revenue, showed the figures.

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No major accidents occurred in the culture and tourism sector, and the market has remained stable and orderly during the holiday, said the ministry.