This aerial photo taken on Oct 1, 2023 shows tourists visiting Xiaoqikong scenic spot in Libo County, southwest China's Guizhou province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

People across China celebrated the first day of National Day holiday in different ways, with the Ministry of Transport expecting a total of 490 million during the "golden week" holiday travel rush.

A daily average of 15 million people are also expected to crisscross China via the country's sprawling railway network for sightseeing and family reunions from Sept 29 to Oct 6, the China State Railway Group said.

Tourists enjoy the view on bamboo rafts along the Jiuqu Stream in Wuyi Mountain, southeast China's Fujian province, Oct 1, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

A woman poses for a photo in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province, Oct 1, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

People visit Donghu Lake scenic spot in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province, Oct 1, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Tourists have fun in Pozi Street in Changsha, central China's Hunan province, Oct 1, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

People visit Donghu Lake scenic spot in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province, Oct 1, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

A dragon dance performance is staged at a square in Haian, east China's Jiangsu province, Oct 1, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

A girl waves Chinese national flags at Hongqiao railway station in Shanghai, east China, Oct 1, 2023.  (PHOTO / XINHUA)

People jog along a road in Liancheng subdistrict in Qianxi City of southwest China's Guizhou province, Oct 1, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

People pose for a photo near the drum tower in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Oct 1, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

People cycle past a grassland of Gengjing Wetland in Dongying City, east China's Shandong province, Oct 1, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)