Tourists visit the Ruins of St. Paul's in south China's Macao Special Administrative Region, on Oct 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

More than 980,000 people visited Macao during this National Day holiday, up 11.5 percent year-on-year.

MACAO, Oct. 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The visitor arrivals in Macao reached more than 980,000 during the "Golden Week" of the National Day holiday, up 11.5 percent year-on-year, Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) tourism office said Tuesday.

Visitor arrivals from the mainland reached more than 798,000 during the seven-day holiday, up by 9.4 percent year-on-year, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said.

Tourists visit the Ruins of St. Paul's in south China's Macao Special Administrative Region, on Oct 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

Tourists visit Mount Fortress in south China's Macao Special Administrative Region, on Oct 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

A tourist takes photos at Mount Fortress in south China's Macao Special Administrative Region, on Oct 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

People tour a street in Macao Special Administrative Region, south China, Oct. 2, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

People take selfies in front of the Ruins of St. Paul's in Macao Special Administrative Region, south China, Oct. 2, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

People visit the Ruins of St. Paul's in Macao Special Administrative Region, south China, Oct. 2, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)■