Bonds that evoke feelings of Deja Vu

2024/10/30 17:11

Daria Romadina, a Moscow native studying in Beijing, sometimes finds the lines between her two worlds blurring. As she walks on the bustling streets of these two world capitals she often feels as though she has moment...

Homestays in county-level regions become windows to explore local cultures

2024/10/30 17:08

Homestays offering authentic cultural experiences are becoming a new highlight in China's cultural and tourism industries, with bookings seeing remarkable growth. Many tourists believe that homestays in county-lev...

Wondrous Xinjiang: Populus euphratica forests attract tourists with autumn charm in southern Xinjiang

2024/10/29 17:04

URUMQI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Standing atop a 100-meter dune in the Huludao scenic area, located in the Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Helen Wong La...

China sees record-high air traffic in Q3

2024/10/28 16:29

BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's civil aviation sector reported record quarterly transport figures, data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) showed Friday.In the third quarter of this year, ...

15th China Yangtze River Three Gorges International Tourism Festival kicks off in Chongqing

2024/10/24 15:17

Photo shows a tourist boat sailing on the Yangtze River. (Photo courtesy of the publicity department of the Communist Party of China Wanzhou District Committee)The 15th China Yangtze River Three Gorges International T...

China's Xizang spends heavily on cultural tourism development

2024/10/23 13:50

LHASA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Since 2021, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region has spent 20.16 billion yuan (2.83 billion U.S. dollars) on cultural tourism infrastructure, national park conservation facilities,...

Foreign visitors make 8.19 million trips to China in 3rd quarter, as the country greets a travel boom

2024/10/23 13:49

China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the country will take further measures, including streamlining visa policies, to welcome more foreign visitors to visit the country, as the "China travel" bo...

Chinese city of Lhasa identifies over 4,000 new tourism development sites

2024/10/14 14:15

A tourist poses for photos in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)LHASA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Over 4,000 new tourism development sites hav...

Autumn views of NW China's Qilian Mountains

2024/10/11 14:05

With the majestic snow-capped peaks of the Qilian Mountains towering above, the vast Gobi Desert stretching out for miles, herds of bharals, also known as blue sheep, climbing among the mountains, and the glistening s...

It takes a team to reach summit of Kilimanjaro

2024/10/10 13:55

In 2021, Renick Odede, a 35-year-old Kenyan who lives in Nairobi, got interested in climbing mountains after watching a documentary about the sport. He started by climbing the Ngong Hills near his home and began to pr...

Holiday travel bookings soar up for National Day

2024/10/09 14:40

China's just-concluded National Day holiday period saw record-high bookings of travel products for outbound trips, and bookings made by residents of small Chinese cities, especially from western China, grew rapidl...

Mainland tourists to HK surge in Golden Week

2024/10/08 16:55

Data shows that Chinese mainland tourists traveling to Hong Kong saw a notable increase in the weeklong National Day holidays, which concluded on Monday, than the Golden Week last year, suggesting Hong Kong's sust...

Experts report big boom in summer travel

2024/09/30 15:04

China's tourism market rebounded strongly this summer, with travel experts reporting significant growth in passenger numbers, spending, and both inbound and outbound trips as the country continues to emerge from t...

Travel for National Day holidays expected to rise, boosting demand for relevant sectors amid policy support

2024/09/29 16:34

The rising demand for travel during China's week-long National Day holidays starting on October 1 is expected to inject more vitality into domestic consumption, with growth foreseen in relevant sectors amid ramped...

Beijing Daxing International Airport welcomes 5th anniversary of operation, Chinese cities strive to become world-class transport hubs

2024/09/26 14:29

Beijing Daxing International Airport, the second international airport in the Chinese capital, celebrated its fifth anniversary of operation on Wednesday, as China plans to establish a group of world-class aviation en...

Kinmen organizes warm welcome ceremony for first mainland tour group in four years

2024/09/25 14:49

On Sunday, the local government of Kinmen, the island of Taiwan, organized a warm welcome ceremony for the first tour group from the Chinese mainland since the pandemic, a Kinmen official told the Global Times on Mond...

Kinmen organizes warm welcome ceremony for first mainland tour group in four years

2024/09/24 16:09

On Sunday, the local government of Kinmen, the island of Taiwan, organized a warm welcome ceremony for the first tour group from the Chinese mainland since the pandemic, a Kinmen official told the Global Times on Mond...

China's outdoor sports boom reshapes tourism sector

2024/09/23 16:24

China is witnessing a surge in outdoor sports participation and adventure tourism, fueled in part by excitement over events like the Paris Olympics.From January to July, the number of Chinese people engaging in outdoo...

Wild leek flowers blossom in SW China's Guizhou

2024/09/20 14:20

Photo shows blooming wild leek flowers at Jiucaiping scenic spot in Hezhang county, Bijie city, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 16, 2024. (People's Daily Online/Tu Min)A sea of blooming wild leek flo...

3 billion passengers over summer — new China railway record

2024/09/19 17:05

China's railway network has set a record by transporting nearly 3 billion passenger trips from January to August, a remarkable increase of 14.5 percent compared to the same period last year. This surge marks the h...