Chinese museums receive nearly 1 billion visits during Jan-Aug period

Chinese museums registered 940 million visits during Jan-Aug period of this year, maintaining their popularity among Chinese visitors in recent years, official data showed.

This was reported by The Xinhua News Agency.

The country's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) released the figure at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office.

About 300 million visits were made in two months during the summer season, accounting for nearly a third of the total figure, said Liu Yang, an NCHA official.