1 - August, inbound tourists received 2.542 million person-time, fell 5.9% year on year.Among them, receive tourists from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan 397000, fell 2.8% year on year;Reception of foreign visitors 2.145 million person-time, fell 6.5% year on year.  

1 - August, the city with the United States, Japan, South Korea visitors number 445000, 154000 and 154000 respectively, fell by 6.3%, 3.8% and 6.3% respectively.  

From intercontinental tourist market, 1 - August, has received Asia, Europe, the americas, Oceania, Africa visitors respectively 1.117 million, 652000, 600000, 107000 and 60000.  

Inbound tourists received  

Inbound tourism sector statistics scope, acquisition channel and the main index to explain  

A, statistic scope  

(1) star hotel above and beyond limit (advocate business wu income refers to the year 2 million and above) accommodation industry legal person units, industrial activity unit and individual enterprises;(2) the limitation the following accommodation industry legal person units, industrial activity unit and individual enterprises;(3) other lodging facilities.  

Second, the acquisition channel  

(1) the hotel and beyond limitation above the lodging industry as a legal person units, industrial activity unit and individual enterprises, through the center platform reporting data statistics;(2) the limitation the following accommodations industry legal person unit, industrial activities, individual enterprises and other accommodation reception in the number of inbound tourists, adopt sampling survey method, through calculation.  

Three, index explanation  

The number of inbound tourists refers to come to China (mainland) sightseeing, holiday, visiting friends, medical rehabilitation, shopping, to attend the meeting or in economy, culture, sports, religious activities, and within the tourist accommodation facilities in China (mainland) at least stay for a night of foreigners, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots, and so on.Inbound tourists do not include the following people: (1) were invited to visit the government minister above officials and his entourage;(2) foreign embassies and consulates in China officials, diplomats and accompanying family service personnel and dependents;(3) living in China more than a year of foreign experts and students, journalists, business agency personnel, etc.;(4) on international flights transit don't need through the passport checking into our port transit passengers;(5) along the border between myanmar;(6) back to the mainland settled in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots.