Beijing

Visitors crowd the Great Wall of China as Golden Week -- the fall vacation period that starts with National Day on Oct. 1 and sees most businesses, schools and government offices shut down -- gets into full swing. Hundreds of millions of tourists have flocked to scenic spots, resorts and other tourism destinations across the country while millions more have arrived in Beijing to visit the capital.

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( AFP / Getty Images / October 4, 2012 )

Visitors crowd the Great Wall of China as Golden Week -- the fall vacation period that starts with National Day on Oct. 1 and sees most businesses, schools and government offices shut down -- gets into full swing. Hundreds of millions of tourists have flocked to scenic spots, resorts and other tourism destinations across the country while millions more have arrived in Beijing to visit the capital.

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