The reduction in the over-five-year rate was within expectation, but the extent exceeded market expectation, analysts said, noting that the 25-basis-point drop marks the largest in recent years.

In breakdown, some 369,000 passenger vehicles were exported, surging 47.5 percent year on year, while the exports of commercial vehicles rose 46.9 percent from the same period last year to 74,000 units.

People of Miao ethnic group perform a dance to celebrate "Tiaohua" festival in Gaoxing Village of Liuzhi Special District, Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 19, 2024.

An opening ceremony of China's 14th National Winter Games is held in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 17, 2024.

"Zhalong dance" is a form of dragon dance performed amid fireworks by the Miao ethnic group and listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou Province in 2006.

From the start of closed-loop operation, goods that meet certain conditions will be exempted from tax when entering the cooperation zone through the "first line", with other goods to be bonded.

Currently, China is Spain's top trading partner outside the European Union, while Spain is China's fifth largest trading partner within the EU.

The box office revenue during the holiday reached 8.02 billion yuan, hitting a new record for such a period, according to the State Film Administration.

Two AG600M large amphibious airplanes completed the cold-weather flight test mission at an airport in Hailar District of Hulunbuir in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The region raked in 44.58 billion yuan in tourism revenue during the holiday, marking a 194.7 percent year-on-year increase.