The line graph illustrates four main reasons for foreigner visits to China from 2000 to 2016. The figures are measured in numbers.
Overall, holiday purposes for visits to China were the most common for the period, whereas Miscellaneous was the least. Furthermore, holidays, visiting friends or relatives, and business were that three highest number of people can travel for visit to China, while Miscellaneous the lowest figure and fluctuation for ending year 2016.
In 2000, holiday was most of the period travel purpose for visits to China approximately 9,500 thousand, and during the period, the number increased till year 2016. In addition, business purpose to travel to China roughly 7,500 thousand, after six years, in 2007, the numerous of travelling was around 10,000 thousand, which was the highest figure for business purpose. Moreover, from 2010 to 2016, business purpose number was increased and reached almost 9,500 thousand for visit to China.
In 2000, visit friends or relatives’ journey of overseas visited to China around 6,000 thousand, and during the direction the number increased still year 2008 and to 2010, decreased to visited to China. After that, visited to China was increased and reached just around 10,800 thousand. In contrast, miscellaneous purpose for visited to China nearly 2,800 thousand and that overseas people visited to China were fluctuation and lastly till were approximately 3,200 thousand in 2016.
