Oversea Tourist Arrivals

	Unit	2006	2005	Growth (%)
Total Tourist Arrivals	in 10,000	12,494.21	12,029.23	3.87
Foreign Tourists	in 10,000	2,221.03	2,025.51	9.65
From Hong Kong	in 10,000	7,390.97	7,019.38	5.29
From Macau	in 10,000	2,440.87	2,573.41	-5.15
From Taiwan Province	in 10,000	441.35	410.92	7.40

Total(stayed overnight)	in 10,000	4,991.34	4682.31	6.6
Foreign Tourists	in 10,000	1,810.61	1641.53	10.3
From HK and Macau	in 10,000	2,796.68	2681.38	4.3
From Taiwan Province	in 10,000	384.05	358.26	7.2

Internatioal Tourism Receipts

Billion USD

33.949

29.292

15.9

Oversea Tourist Markets

-Foreign Market
The number of foreign tourist arrivals reached 22.2103 millon, up 9.7% from the preceding year.

Foreign tourist arrivals from Asian countries increased 8.7%, accounting for 61.2% of foreign visitor arrivals, and the market share of these Asian tourists was 0.5 percentage points down from the previous year. Among the Asian visitors, the number of visitors from Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, India and Kazakhstan increased over 10%. South Korea is still the largest tourist source country to China.

Tourist Arrivals from other continents also have strong growth. The number of tourist arrivals from Europe, America and Oceania and Africa increased 10.2%, 12.1%, 11.3% and 23.4 respectively. The number of tourist arrivals from all main foreign source markets was increased over 10%, among which tourists from Britain were up 10.6%; those from Germany, increased 10.1%; from France, 8.1%; from Russia, 8.2%; from the United States, 10%; from Canada, 16.9%; and from Australia, 11.4% higher.

The numer of oversea tourist arrivals who stayed overnight has an increase on the duration and expenditure in China. The average duration of stay in China was 6.9 days, 0.4 day more than the previous year, and the average expenditure per day was 175.07 US dollars, 4.6% up from that of last year.

Top 16 tourism source countries
Order	Country	Number of Tourist Arrvals (Unit in 10,000 persons )	Percentage of Increase (%)
01	South Korea	392.40	10.68
02	Japan	374.59	10.50
03	Russia	240.51	8.15
04	the United States	171.03	9.95
05	Malaysia	91.05	1.20
06	Singapore	82.79	9.53
07	Philippines	70.42	7.67
08	Mongolia	63.12	-1.68
09	Thai	59.20	0.97
10	Britain	55.26	10.60
11	Australia	53.81	11.41
12	Germany	50.06	10.05
13	Canada	49.97	16.26
14	Indonesia	43.30	14.67
15	India	40.51	13.64
16	France	40.22	8.12

-Market of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan

Tourist arrivals from Hong Kong totaled 73.9097 million, up 5.3% from the preceding year. There were 23.9062 million stayed overnight, increased 5.8% and accounting for 32.3% of the visitors from Hong Kong; and the rest 50.0035 million had a one day tour on China mainland, increased 4.6%, accounting for 67.7% of the Hong Kong visitors.

Tourist arrivals from Macao numbered 24.4087 million, down 5.2%. There were 4.0606 million stayed overnight, down 3.6%, and accounting for 14.9% of the visitors from Macao. Those who had a one day tour on Chinese mainland numbered 20.3481 million, down 5.4%, and accounting for 85.1% of the visitors from Macao.

From the Taiwan market, the number of tourist arrivals was up to 4.4135 million, 7.4% higher from the previous year.

Reception of Oversea Tourists and Tourism Revenue (by Provinces, Autonomous Regions and Municipalities)

The Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities under the direct jurisdiction of the central government received a total of 61.3964 million overseas tourists, up 15.28% from the preceding year. There are 23 administrative areas received over 500,000 tourists, including Guangdong, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Beijing, Fujian, Shandong, Yunnan, Guangxi, Liaoning, Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hainan, Tianjin, Anhui, Henan, Hebei, Hainan, Chongqing, and Shanxi. Guangdong hosted 20.8971 million tourists, still leading over all other provinces and autonomous regions.

The Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities under the direct jurisdiction of the central government received 35.1117 million foreign tourists, up 16.7% from the preceding year. There were 22 administrative areas hosted over 400,000 foreign tourists, including Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Guangxi, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Tianjin, Fujian, Hunan, Hebei, Anhui, Chongqing, Haina and Henan. Guangdong received 5.3466 million foreign tourists, ranking first in the country.

27 provinces, regions and municipalities earned from overseas tourists more than 100 million US dollars, including Guangdong, Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Liaoning, Yunnan, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Hunan, Heilongjiang, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Sichuan, Hubei, Chongqing, Henan, Hebei, Hainan, Anhui, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Jilin, Xinjiang an Guizhou.  Guangdong, with the international tourism revenue of 7.533 billion US dollars, still ranks the first in the country.

International Tourism Revenue by Provines, Autonomous Regions and Municipalities
Order	Provinces and Cities	Tourism Revenue (Mln US Dollars)	Growth (%)	Reception of Tourists (Unit in 10,000 persons)	Growth (%)
01	Guangdong	7532.79	16.7	2089.71	10.2
02	Beijing	4026.39	11.3	390.29	7.5
03	Shanghai	3903.99	9.8	464.63	4.5
04	Jiangsu	2786.64	23.3	445.19	17.7
05	Zhejiang	2132.70	24.3	426.83	22.6
06	Fujian	1471.10	12.7	229.68	16.4
07	Shandong	1014.05	30.0	193.13	24.5
08	Liaoning	934.30	26.6	161.30	23.9
09	Yunnan	658.44	24.7	181.00	20.4
10	Tianjin	625.90	23.0	88.06	19.0
11	Shaanxi	510.87	14.5	106.11	14.3
12	Hunan	503.36	29.0	97.08	34.9
13	Heilongjiang	492.33	44.6	106.37	29.5
14	Guangxi	423.12	17.9	170.77	15.6
15	Inner Mongolia	403.79	14.7	123.25	23.0
16	Sichuan	395.23	25.1	140.18	31.9
17	Hubei	320.00	15.8	105.58	27.9
18	Chongqing	308.72	16.8	60.32	15.2
19	Henan	273.76	26.7	75.74	26.1
20	Hebei	243.16	16.3	72.48	15.7
21	Hainan	229.12	78.4	61.69	42.8
22	Anhui	226.73	22.2	80.37	27.0
23	Shanxi	164.21	41.3	57.37	36.1
24	Jiangxi	139.61	34.3	49.73	33.5
25	Jilin	137.29	14.9	43.49	16.5
26	Xinjiang	128.00	27.9	36.25	9.5
27	Guizhou	115.16	13.6	32.14	16.4
28	Gansu	62.93	7.1	30.33	5.1
29	Tibet	60.94	37.2	15.48	27.6
30	Qinghai	13.25	20.2	4.22	19.9
31	Ningxia	2.43	5.5	0.87	6.2

Reception of Oversea Tourists and Tourism Revenue Derived from Major Cities

--There are 36 cities received over 200,000 overseas tourists in 2006, 6 more than in the preceding year, including Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Zhuhai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Guilin, Nanjing, Xiamen, Tianjin, Xian, Qingdao, Wuxi, Kunming, Dalian, Zhongshan, Chongqing, Chengdu, Quanzhou, Huangshan, Ningbo, Wuhan, Shenyang, Sanya, Changsha, Fuzhou, Wenzhou, Yantai, Harbin, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Chengde, Yanbian, Weihai and Urumqi. Another 11 cities hosted more than 100,000 overseas tourists including Qinhuangdao, Zhangzhou, Nantong, Shantou, Changchun, Jinan, Haikou, Taiyuan, Jiujiang, Lhasa, and Nanning.

--There are 39 cities received over 100,000 foreign tourists, 2 more than last year. The cities were Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xi'an, Guilin, Nanjing, Dalian, Chongqing, Zhuhai, Wuxi, Kunming, Xiamen, Chengdu, Wuhan, Huangshan, Ningbo, Shenyang, Sanya, Changsha, Yanbian, Wenzhou, Yantai, Fuzhou, Weihai, Qinhuangdao, Chengde, Urumqi, Luoyang, Harbin, Nantong, Zhongshan, Zhengzhou, Changchun and Lhasa.

--There are 33 cities earned more than 100 million US dollars from overseas tourist revenues, 5 cities more than that in 2005. These cities were Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Zhuhai, Suzhou, Tianjin, Nanjing, Tianjin, Xiamen, Qingdao, Xian, Dalian, Quanzhou, Ningbo, Wuxi, Chongqing, Guilin, Fuzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Zhongshan, Chengdu, Wuhan, Kunming, Nantong, Sanya, Yantai, Harbin, Wenzhou, Huangshan, Qinhuangdao and Zhengzhou. Another 10 cities, Zhangzhou, Weihai, Urumqi, Changchun, Lianyungang, Shantou, Luoyang, Jinan, Taiyuan and Yanbian earned over 50 million US dollars from overseas tourist revenues. The international tourism revenue of Beijing reached 4.026 billion US dollars, ranking first in China among all cities' foreign tourism incomes.

International Tourism Revenue by Major Cities
Order	Cities	Tourism Revenue (Mln US Dollars)	Growth (%)	Reception of Tourists (Unit in 10,000 persons)	Growth (%)
01	Beijing	4026.39	11.3	390.29	7.5
02	Shanghai	3903.99	9.8	464.63	4.5
03	Guangzhou	2797.28	22.4	564.23	29.1
04	Shenzhen	2265.50	12.8	700.14	25.1
05	Hangzhou	908.70	19.9	182.04	20.2
06	Zhuhai	873.89	24.6	277.91	43.8
07	Suzhou	747.95	17.0	137.97	16.3
08	Nanjing	677.11	17.6	100.92	15.2
09	Tianjin	625.90	23.0	88.06	19.0
10	Xiamen	590.83	7.0	90.26	17.6
11	Qingdao	542.62	30.8	85.45	63.5
12	Xian	467.00	14.2	86.73	33.4
13	Dalian	465.00	16.2	70.00	16.7
14	Quanzhou	428.88	13.7	55.57	3.8
15	Ningbo	337.03	35.7	54.27	23.8
16	Wuxi	316.59	20.3	71.31	15.6
17	Chongqing	308.72	16.8	60.32	38.9
18	Guilin	263.07	11.3	110.62	37.0
19	Fuzhou	252.25	-7.5	31.50	2.0
20	Changsha	240.49	59.0	34.15	81.9
21	Shenyang	231.56	34.1	40.00	22.5
22	Zhongshan	216.82	3.1	61.25	-1.5
23	Chengdu	201.85	14.4	57.97	41.8
24	Wuhan	194.77	12.9	45.89	45.9
25	Kunming	189.79	10.0	70.75	43.4
26	Nantong	174.96	29.3	18.06	19.4
27	Sanya	170.66	129.1	38.88	165.8
28	Yantai	165.90	25.6	23.97	60.7
29	Harbin	133.40	15.3	23.75	16.5
30	Wenzhou	109.26	20.1	25.34	18.7
31	Huangshan	109.20	19.0	54.52	25.9
32	Qinghuangdao	104.07	12.4	19.95	11.3
33	Zhengzhou	104.05	14.3	23.20	33.3