People enjoy cultural charm during the May Day holiday in China
Updated: May 4, 2024 21:26Xinhua
Tourists visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, capital of China, May 2, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING, May 4 -- During the 5-day May Day holiday this year, China saw a surge in tourism as people explored various regions of the country. The continuous development of the tourism industry has led to an increased focus on cultural heritage, with regions creating distinctive projects to offer fresh experiences to tourists. This form of tourism, which combines travel with a deep dive into local culture and history, has proven to be popular and has attracted a growing number of tourists.
Children try their hands in a rubbing activity at a museum featuring murals dating back some 1,500 years to the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-557) in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, May 4, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists and locals attend a Guozhuang dance at a square in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 3, 2024. Guozhuang is a traditional Tibetan dance meaning singing and dancing in a circle. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists visit Anhui Museum in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, May 2, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists buy local food at a store in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 2, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
People get to know the procedures of traditional Chinese ink making at an ink studio in Shanghai, east China, May 2, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists watch a Peking Opera performance in Tianjin, north China, May 2, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists visit a scenic spot in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 2, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
A pupil provides free guide service to visitors at the Chengdu garden of the International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 1, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists watch a folk performance at Nanchuan ancient street in Cangzhou, north China's Hebei Province, May 1, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
People visit an exhibition of bamboo slips discovered at the tomb of a local official tracing back to the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-207 BC), at the Hubei provincial museum in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 30, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists donning traditional ethnic attire take selfies at Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 30, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
