China and Africa together had about 1.43 million cross-visits in 2017, according to a report released on Monday by the China Tourism Academy (CTA), a think tank under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and several leading Chinese tourism websites.

Specifically, there were 797,800 Chinese who visited Africa, while 628,300 African visitors came to China.

And, the booming trend seems to be continuing. In the first seven months of this year, Chinese visits to Africa grew by 70 percent year-on-year, as recorded by Ctrip, one of China's leading online tourism service providers.

From Egypt's pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza, to Casablanca in Morocco and the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, the breathtaking African cultural and natural scenery is attracting more and more Chinese people, with Cairo the most popular spot in the first half of this year, according to the report.

In regard to the Chinese cities providing the most tourism departures to Africa in the first half of 2018, below are the top 10 as recorded by Ctrip.

10. Hangzhou