The number of the tourism destinations for Chinese citizens hit 140 in 2010, with the number of outbound tourists up by 20 percent year on year, said tourism authorities Tuesday.

The number of outbound Chinese tourists reached 57.4 million in 2010, up 20.4 percent year on year, said Shao Qiwei, head of the National Tourism Administration, at the National Tourism Working Conference.

China signed seven tourism exchange and cooperation agreements with six countries in 2010. Revenue generated by tourism in China hit 1.57 trillion yuan (238.5 billion U.S. dollars) in 2010, up 21.7 percent on the previous year, said Shao. - Xinhua