国内英语新闻:China's daily holiday passenger trips exceed 62 million

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's daily passenger trips of railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation reached 62.12 million during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, the Ministry of Transport said on Thursday.

During the Oct. 1-8 period, a total of 379 million highway passenger trips are expected, with the average daily passenger trips to reach 47.37 million, down by 30.93 percent from the same period last year.

During the holiday, the traffic flow of China's road network was at a sustained high level and remained generally stable and orderly, according to the ministry.