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HANGZHOU, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Maldives topped a list of Chinese tourists' 20 favorite island destinations announced at the ongoing 2015 International Islands Tourism Conference in east China's Zhejiang Province.
The list was created based on a poll that was launched by the conference's organization committee and evaluation of an expert panel.
The poll started in June, drawing more than three million responders to vote on more than 70 destinations via the committee's official website, as well as some major portals and microblog services.
Taiwan, Bali, and Thailand's Phuket Island were also listed. Chinese islands filled five spots on the list.
China's outbound tourists made nearly 24 million trips to islands in 2014, and the number is expected to exceed 30 million this year.
The conference, which is scheduled from Monday to Wednesday on Zhujiajian Island of Zhoushan City, was organized by China's National Tourism Administration and the provincial government of Zhejiang.
