China's domestic tourism market is showing an upswing with tour reservations and advanced bookings of hotels and homestays both growin as the National Day holiday and the Mid-Autumn Festival coincide this year making an eight-day holiday.

Chinese people take the holiday season, which extends from Sept 29 to Oct 6, as an opportunity to enjoy a long travel or to celebrate family reunion.

One resort hotel in the Huangdao District of Qingdao City, in east China's Shandong Province, said over 85 percent of its 1,800-plus rooms were booked by Sunday, ahead of the eight-day holiday.

In Ximaiyao community in Laoshan District, more than 100 homestays have been booked up.

Hotels located in some suburbs such as Jimo District have also seen a lot of advance bookings, by leveraging distinctive attractions such as saltwater hot springs and rural tourism.

"Customers have been booking rooms since half a month ago, and now our rooms are 90 percent booked. In particular, the rooms equipped with hot springs are fully booked," said Guo Jingjing, general manager of a hotel in Qingdao.

In Taiyuan City, the capital city of north China's Shanxi Province, the tourism market is also booming with air tickets and hotel bookings peaking ahead of the holiday season.

Apart from traditionally popular destinations such as Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Guangzhou, the more adventurous are seeking out niche tourist areas.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, falling on Sept. 29 this year, is a traditional Chinese Lunar Festival usually marked by reunions, enjoying the full moon, and eating mooncakes. The National Day holiday is also seen as an excellent time for travel, with many travelers from all around the country leaving home to enjoy a relaxing vacation. With the two holidays coinciding, the prospects for China’s tourism in this long holiday season are looking very positive.