China's struggling inbound tourism industry showed strong growth in the first quarter, with more than 6.22 million visits to the mainland, a jump of 10.9 percent over the same period last year, according to a tourism report released on Monday.

Beijing still ranks first on the must-see list, with more than 54 percent of visitors saying they would definitely visit the capital, according to travel service Ctrip, which included statistics from the China National Tourism Administration in its report.

"South Korea is the largest source country. Japan was next," said Yan Xin, Ctrip's publicity manager.