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Alex Linder , Millions of tourists swarm sites across China as Spring Festival holiday kicks off , The Shanghaist,  Jan 30, 2017 .While the annual Spring Festival holiday is a time to reconnect with family, it is also a time to travel. On Saturday, some 50.5 million domestic tourists visited sites around the country. The following day, the number went up to 65.2 million, a 14.7% increase over last year.Let's just say, it wasn't the best weekend to visit Shanghai's "Old City." Read more on The Shanghaist