Tourists visit the Great Wall in Beijing, Feb 3, 2014. According to a report by the National Tourism Administration, the number of tourists across the country during the week-long Spring Festival holiday reached 231 million, up 14 percent from last year, and gross tourism income reached 126.39 billion yuan ($20.8 billion), up 16.4 percent from 2013.[Photo by Song Wei/chinadaily.com.cn]

A cat-shaped kite is seen flying at a square in Yantai city of East China’s Shandong province, Feb 3, 2014. More than 60 participants flew kites to celebrate the Spring Festival.[Photo/Xinhua]