Tourism booms across China during National Day holiday

Tourists visit the Ruins of St. Paul’s in Macao, south China, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

A girl plays traditional Chinese musical instrument guzheng at a sunflower field in Donggaohe Village in Fuxing District of Handan City, north China’s Hebei Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Yue Wenting)

Visitors take selfies at a sunflower field in Donggaohe Village in Fuxing District of Handan City, north China’s Hebei Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Yue Wenting)

Girls in traditional ethnic attire perform during a gala event in Longchuan County of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Gui Jinzai/Xinhua)

Tourists have fun at the Fantawild Adventure in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

People wait to watch the flag-raising ceremony at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Peng Yikai)

Tourists take pictures of a steam train running at a scenic spot in Jianwei County of Leshan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Zhang Xiang/Xinhua)

Tourists enjoy themselves at an open-air cafe in Pinggu District of Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

Young people in traditional Chinese attire interact with tourists during a popular festive gathering in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

A tourist takes selfies among flowers at a scenic spot in Qushi Town, Tengchong City of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Gong Zujin/Xinhua)

Tourists take selfies at Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Chen Xiaogen/Xinhua)

A visitor takes a selfie at an ancient trading compound of Zhoucun in Zibo, east China’s Shandong Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Dong Naide/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows visitors watching an open-air concert in Shuangqiao Town, Wuming District of Nanning City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Yu Xiangquan/Xinhua)

Tourists enjoy the scenery of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River, in Jixian County, north China’s Shanxi Province on Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Liu Hongda/Xinhua)

People visit an exhibition hall inside a Great Wall-themed park in Qingshuihe County, Hohhot, capital of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

Tourists visit the Liaoning Museum in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

People visit the Shanghai Natural History Museum in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

A child views a model of Galileo telescope at the Shanghai Natural History Museum in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

A drone photo shows tourists visiting Mount Huangshan in east China’s Anhui Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

An aerial photo taken on Oct. 1, 2024 shows tourists visiting Xijie, an ancient street area, in Quanzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Zhang Jiuqiang/Xinhua)

Tourists visit the Shapotou scenic spot in Zhongwei, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Mao Zhu)

Tourists visit a cultural block in Cangzhou, north China’s Hebei Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

Tourists ride camels for sightseeing at the Shapotou scenic spot in Zhongwei, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Mao Zhu)

An aerial drone photo shows tourists having fun on a glass-bottomed bridge at Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in central China’s Hunan Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Wu Yongbing/Xinhua)

People visit Yuehe historical area in Nanhu District, Jiaxing of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Jin Peng/Xinhua)

A tourist boat sails on the Grand Canal in Cangzhou City, north China’s Hebei Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

People have fun in a pedestrian zone used to be a railway bridge in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Liu Yang/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows tourists visiting an ancient town in Pingshan County of Yibin, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Zhuang Ge’er/Xinhua)

People watch sunrise at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot in the city of Dunhuang, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 2, 2024 shows tourists visiting the Shenxianju scenery spot in Taizhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Wang Huabin/Xinhua)

People have fun at a folk arts and food compound in Nanyue District of Hengyang, central China’s Hunan Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua)

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