China has become one of the fifteen top travel destinations for US tourists.

A recent survey of over 2000 US citizens included China on the list of popular tourist destinations for the first time, with a ranking of 15th place.

Australia leads the list, followed by Italy, Britain, France, Ireland, and Germany.

According to the survey, Europe still enjoys high popularity among US holidaymakers with over 50 percent of those surveyed choosing countries from this continent as their top travel destination. 

(CRI.com August 23, 2004)