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  1. China Tourism News

    World's First Embodied Intelligence Theme Park Opens in Hengqin, Guangdong

    On September 24, 2026, Chimelong Group and AgiBot opened the world's first embodied intelligence theme park in Hengqin, Guangdong. The park deploys nearly 1,000 embodied intelligent robots across six scenarios: performances, AI education, smart guiding, research learning, smart companionship, and hotel reception. At the opening ceremony, the Chimelong-AgiBot Cultural Tourism Embodied Intelligence Research Institute was inaugurated, focusing on humanoid robot scenario adaptation, algorithm iteration, and commercial validation.

  2. China Tourism News

    22nd Linyi Calligraphy Culture Festival Opens, Runs Until October 21

    On September 22, 2026, the 22nd Linyi Calligraphy Culture Festival opened at the former residence of Wang Xizhi, themed 'Hometown of the Calligraphy Sage · China's Calligraphy City.' It features 23 activities in three areas: calligraphy exhibitions, cultural tourism experiences, and cultural consumption, running until October 21. At the opening, representatives from eight calligraphy cities jointly issued a cultural exchange initiative and launched the 'Yangtze River Delta Tourists to the Calligraphy Sage's Hometown' activity.

  3. China Tourism News

    Beijing Cloisonne Court Art Exhibition Opens Sept 25 at Prince Gong's Mansion Museum

    On September 25, the "Glorious Imperial Vessels: Beijing Cloisonne Court Art Special Exhibition," jointly hosted by the Prince Gong's Mansion Museum under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Beijing Enamel Factory Co., Ltd., opens in the East Zone 2 gallery of the Prince Gong's Mansion Museum, showing nearly 58 replica works of representative Yuan, Ming and Qing cloisonne objects plus original works by contemporary arts and crafts masters. Three sections trace the craft's development. Cloisonne-making was inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006. The exhibition runs to December 6, closed Mondays, with master lectures and hands-on craft experiences.

  4. China Tourism News

    First 'Colorful Guizhou Land Art Season' to Open on September 28

    On September 24, 2026, the Publicity Department of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee held a press conference announcing that the 2026 Colorful Guizhou · 19th China Original Ecology International Photography Exhibition and the First 'Colorful Guizhou Land Art Season' will open on September 28 in Hongjiang Village, Libo County, Qiannan Prefecture, running until December 31. The photography exhibition plans to display over 1,000 works and build a VR panoramic digital gallery. Guizhou Tourism Group will create three types of differentiated art dwelling scenes.

  5. China Tourism News

    2026 National Cultural Ecology Reserve Exchange and Fifth Danzhai Heritage Week Held

    The 2026 National Cultural Ecology Reserve Exchange and Exhibition Event and the Fifth Danzhai Intangible Cultural Heritage Week were recently held in Danzhai County, Guizhou, under the theme "Healthy China, Heritage Danzhai." The opening ceremony began with the Miao "Golden Pheasant Dance," a national-level heritage item, followed by Dong grand song, Mongolian long song and northern Shaanxi Huayin laoqiang. The six opening performances comprised nine representative heritage items. A unity dance was held at Yougong Square in Danzhai Wanda Town, with 56 ethnic-group formations and eight Danzhai Miao costume formations. The week runs five days, with 886 performers in the living-display activi…

  6. China Tourism News

    2026 Opera Festival Opens in Kunshan, Runs Until November

    On September 23, 2026, the Opera Festival opened in Zhouzhuang, Kunshan, Jiangsu, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Jiangsu Provincial Government, running until November. The event features classic operas and launches the 'Watch Operas, Tour Jiangsu' cultural tour, with OTA platforms like Ctrip launching promotion zones and organizing eight domestic and international influencers for immersive experiences.

  7. China Tourism News

    2026 Hakka (Meizhou) Intangible Heritage Week Opens, Releasing Heritage-Themed Travel Routes

    On the evening of September 23, the 2026 Hakka (Meizhou) Intangible Cultural Heritage Week opened at Meizhou Academician Square in Guangdong under the theme "Moon over the Hakka Capital: Heritage Reunion," hosted by the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the Meizhou Municipal People's Government. Structured as an opening ceremony plus performances, seminars and markets, it featured Puzhai fire dragons, lion dances, cup-flower dances, Guangdong Han opera, Wuhua tea-picking opera, marionette shows and Hakka mountain opera. Meizhou released new heritage-themed travel routes and signed cooperation agreements…

  8. China Tourism News

    9th Beijing Hongqiao International Pearl Culture Festival Opens

    On September 23, 2026, the 9th Beijing Hongqiao International Pearl Culture Festival opened at the Guantan Art Space in Hongqiao Market, Dongcheng District, themed 'Moon Viewing at the Altar, Pearls Connecting Five Continents,' focusing on the pearl culture industry. The festival features one opening ceremony, 14 themed salons, and 27 online and offline consumption promotion activities, along with the 'Symphony of Civilizations · Multi-National Traditional Costume Exhibition' featuring works from seven countries.

  9. China Tourism News

    Jinan-Tai'an Youth Tourism Co-Creation Campaign Launches with Student-Only Travel Offers

    On September 23, the "Tai Youth, Together with Jinan" Jinan-Tai'an youth tourism co-creation campaign and the 2026 fall-semester cultural tourism promotion for universities in Tai'an were held at Taishan College of Science and Technology, jointly hosted by the Tai'an and Jinan municipal culture and tourism bureaus, the Tai'an Communist Youth League committee and the college. The event promoted youth-themed tourism products, autumn routes, holiday activities and student-oriented cultural tourism benefits. A youth fair brought together 20 scenic areas and tourism enterprises in two zones, "Blessed Tai'an" and "Spring City Jinan," displaying over a thousand heritage and cultural creative produ…

  10. China Tourism News

    Inner Mongolia's 8th Square Dance Competition Concludes with Over 16.27 Million Online Views

    The award ceremony of the 8th 'Dancing Inner Mongolia' Square Dance Competition was held at Dazhao Square in Yuquan District, Hohhot, attracting nearly 50,000 spectators. Dance teams from Hebei, Gansu, Shanxi, and Shaanxi performed alongside Inner Mongolian dancers. The competition and award ceremony attracted a total of 16.2798 million online views.

Sep 23Wed
  1. China Tourism News

    Ningxia Launches 130 Cultural Tourism Events for Mid-Autumn and National Day

    On September 22, Ningxia held a media briefing on five cities' coordinated cultural tourism offerings, announcing 130 promotional events for the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays, focusing on six integration segments: culture-tourism plus sports, performances, food, intangible heritage, red tourism and museums, with supporting measures including consumption vouchers, ticket discounts, ticket stub interoperability, free parking and traffic optimization. Yinchuan, Shizuishan, Wuzhong, Guyuan and Zhongwei each launched themed activities.

  2. China Tourism News

    Anhui Ancient Trail Cultural Exploration Reaches Qimen's Dahongling Trail

    On September 20, the Anhui Ancient Trail Cultural Exploration hike on the Dahongling Trail in Qimen was held in Qimen County, Huangshan, drawing more than 600 cultural tourism enthusiasts, outdoor experts, scholars and residents from Jiangxi, Shanghai, Sichuan, Hebei, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The event released plans for three provincial demonstration events plus multiple local events in the second half of the year, and launched a photo/video contest and an online Huizhou ancient trail hiking challenge.

  3. China Tourism News

    Inner Mongolia Holds Culture and Tourism Promotion in Beijing with 40+ Beijing Travel Firms

    An Inner Mongolia culture and tourism promotion event was recently held at Beijing Jingyuan Art Center, centered on sharing tourism resources, co-building industry and converting collaboration results. It showcased 30 years of Beijing-Inner Mongolia tourism collaboration and invited more than 40 Beijing travel agencies and tourism companies plus multiple media representatives. Inner Mongolia's leagues and cities presented their distinctive resources: Baotou promoted industrial tourism, landscape ecology and grassland wellness routes; Hulunbuir presented cross-border tourism and immersive grassland experiences; Hinggan League focused on ecological leisure and red-heritage study tours; Tongli…

  4. China Tourism News

    2026 Beijing Culture Forum Held with 300+ Cultural Creative Products at Market

    The 2026 Beijing Culture Forum was held in Beijing on September 22-23, co-hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government. It comprised one main forum, five parallel forums, six professional salons and multiple ongoing activities at forum reception venues. The accompanying cultural creative market, coordinated by Capital Culture and Technology Group, gathered more than 300 cultural creative products and over 100 selected books, bringing together intangible-heritage creative items and time-honored brand products from the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau, the Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bur…

  5. IATA Pressroom

    IATA to Hold Joint World Financial and Passenger Symposium in Macao in October 2026

    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will hold the joint World Financial Symposium (WFS) and World Passenger Symposium (WPS) on 28–29 October 2026 in Macao (SAR), China, under the theme "From Vision to Value: The Next Era of Air Travel." The event will bring together leaders from airline retailing, finance and passenger experience to discuss artificial intelligence, modern airline retailing, digital identity and new payment solutions. The agenda includes the IATA Industry Economic Outlook, results of the 2026 IATA Global Passenger Survey, and three specialized tracks: Retail and Distribution (Offers & Orders), Financial Services and Processing, and Passenger Experience and Acc…

Sep 22Tue
  1. China Tourism News

    Beijing's Two Parks and One River Initiative Releases Ten Waterfront Vitality Scenarios

    On 21 September the fifth Western Beijing Development Forum and the Two Parks and One River coordinated development forum were held in Beijing, launching the regional enterprise alliance and the ticket-stub economy alliance and releasing ten waterfront vitality operating scenarios. Beijing Two Parks and One River Operation Development Co., jointly funded by Beijing Water Investment Group and the Fengtai, Shijingshan and Mentougou district governments, was unveiled. The enterprise alliance invited more than 60 companies in its first batch, while the ticket-stub economy alliance links nearly 600 cultural, commercial, tourism and sports businesses.

  2. China Tourism News

    National 'Four Seasons Village Gala' Autumn Event Held in Dalian

    On 22 September, the 2026 national 'Four Seasons Village Gala' autumn main event was held at Laomao Mountain scenic area in Qingyang village, Tongyi subdistrict, Pulandian district, Dalian, Liaoning, under the theme 'Mountains and Seas Share Autumn Colours, Liancheng Celebrates a Bountiful Year'. The performance, staged with Laomao Mountain's main peak as backdrop and Longquan pool as stage, was divided into four chapters and featured mainly local rural arts performers, intangible-heritage inheritors and ordinary villagers. Supporting activities included an intangible-heritage and agricultural produce market and a Yangko parade; willow weaving, paper cutting and shadow puppetry were demonst…

  3. China Tourism News

    Chongqing Launches 10 Autumn Routes, Signs 15 Tourism Projects

    On Sept 21, the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor showcase and tourism investment promotion and scenic area upgrading conference was held in Jiangjin District, Chongqing. Chongqing launched 10 premium autumn tourism routes, signed 15 tourism projects and promoted 20 premium scenic areas. The 15 signed projects totaled 1.51 billion yuan, covering scenic area upgrading, ecological wellness and digital cultural tourism. The event also released 20 "small and beautiful" new business forms and scenes at scenic areas and 10 upgrading case studies. To capture the Mid-Autumn, National Day and autumn travel window, the Chongqing Culture and Tourism Development Commission launched more than 500 cultural…

  4. China Tourism News

    2026 Sichuan Culture and Tourism Development Conference Opens Sept 28 in Chengdu

    The 2026 Sichuan Culture and Tourism Development Conference, combined with the 12th China (Sichuan) International Tourism Investment Conference, will open in Chengdu on Sept 28, hosted by the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and the Sichuan Provincial People's Government. The program follows a "1+8+N" structure: one main meeting, eight supporting thematic events and multiple consumer-benefit activities. The main meeting will present Sichuan's 15th Five-Year Plan industrial layout and investment opportunities. Guests include ambassadors, foreign government tourism officials, international tourism organization officials and overseas tour operators, plus representatives of China's top 30 cultu…

Sep 21Mon
  1. China Tourism News

    Yunnan Holds 'Autumn Harvest' Tourism Promotion in Guangzhou

    On 20 September, the Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism held the 'Autumn Harvest' 2026 Yunnan tourism promotion in Guangzhou, joined by cultural and tourism departments from eight prefectures and cities (Baoshan, Wenshan, Dali, Dehong, Lijiang, Nujiang, Diqing, Lincang) plus key tourism enterprises and travel agencies, targeting the Greater Bay Area. The event launched five themed routes, featured demonstrations of Yunnan's digital tourism map by Amap and Baidu Maps, and set up a cultural market and business matching area. The Yunnan Travel Agencies Association signed cooperation agreements with the Guangdong Travel Agencies Association and others to promote two-way visitor…

  2. Pinchain Tourism

    China's Culture Ministry Briefs on Poetry Festival and Peking Opera Festival

    On September 20, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism held its third-quarter 2026 routine press conference, briefing on the 8th China Poetry Festival and the 11th China Peking Opera Festival. The poetry festival runs October 12-23 under the theme "Poetry Surging from Mountains and Seas, Poetic China," opening in Tiantai County, Zhejiang, and closing in the Taizhou Prefecture City cultural tourism area in Linhai, with four fusion scenarios: poetry+opera, poetry+cuisine, poetry+tourism and poetry+AI. The Peking Opera festival runs October 15-November 5 in Wuhan, Hubei, with seven main activities, and its outstanding-repertoire showcase will select 20 productions nationwide.

  3. China Tourism News

    MCT Briefing: Poetry Festival and Peking Opera Festival to Highlight Culture-Tourism Integration

    China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism held its third-quarter 2026 routine press briefing in Beijing on September 20 to present preparations for the 8th China Poetry Festival and the 11th China Peking Opera Festival. The poetry festival runs October 12-23 in Taizhou, Zhejiang, under the theme 'Poetry Surging from Mountains and Seas, Poetic China'; the Peking Opera festival runs October 15-November 5 in Wuhan, Hubei, with seven main activity strands. Both events emphasize culture-tourism integration, with poetry-route itineraries, public-benefit performances and intangible-heritage experiences.

  4. China Tourism News

    Hunan Launches Xiangchao Football-Culture Tourism Consumption Campaign

    On September 19, the 2026 Xiangchao football-culture tourism consumption campaign "Chasing Xiangchao with Passion, Enjoying Hunan" launched at Changsha Binjiang Cultural Park, co-hosted by the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Hunan Culture, Sports and Tourism Industry Group, the Hunan Football Association and relevant municipal governments. Centered on the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan "Xiangchao Night" consumption theme, the campaign builds "second venue" fan zones linking fan streets, official licensed-product markets, consumption-scene releases, cultural tourism benefit policies and city-level match viewing. It released the Xiangchao second venue, signed official licensed-…

  5. China Tourism News

    Henan Launches "Dongpo Travels" Cultural Tourism Promotion Campaign

    On September 19, the 2026 Henan "Dongpo Travels" themed promotion campaign launched in Pingdingshan. "Dongpo Travels," led by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, is China's first national-level cultural-relic themed trail, following Su Dongpo's life journey and linking 15 city units and 48 core heritage sites across 10 provinces. Pingdingshan is one of the 15 core city units, with the Sansu Shrine and Tomb in Jiaxian County as a key cultural node. The event appointed 10 online influencers as campaign ambassadors, launched a digital trail on Amap, and staged the original musical "Our Good Friend Su Dongpo" at the Pingdingshan Culture and Art Center.

  6. China Tourism News

    10th Hebei Tourism Development Conference Held in Cangzhou, Focusing on Grand Canal Cultural Touris…

    The 10th Hebei Tourism Development Conference was held in Cangzhou, using Grand Canal culture as its IP and integrating martial arts and acrobatics resources. The event featured live performances, folk markets and resource matchmaking, and released the 'Towards High Quality: 2026 Cultural Tourism Scene Innovation Development Report.' Cangzhou is the first prefecture-level city named a national martial arts hometown, with 53 boxing styles; Canghai Qixia Town features 174 new business formats and over 60 performance and interactive projects.

  7. China Tourism News

    Hangzhou Launches 15-Day Mid-Autumn and National Day Culture-Tourism Campaign

    The Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism held a media briefing on September 20, announcing a 15-day 'Autumn in Hangzhou' Mid-Autumn and National Day culture-tourism campaign from September 23 to October 7, featuring six flagship events, ten themes, 202 products and over 400 discount offers. The campaign focuses on rural, sports-and-performance, museum, arts and technology tourism integration, issues inbound tourism consumption vouchers for overseas visitors and upgrades the eight-service 'AI Hangzhou Easy Travel' system.

  8. China Tourism News

    Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Holds 2026 China Roadshow in Beijing

    On September 18, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau held a roadshow in Beijing, led by Deputy Director Chinthaka, with nearly 20 island-based destination management companies, hotel groups, and ground operators conducting one-on-one business meetings with over 100 outbound travel agencies from Beijing. Sri Lanka Tourism sees two major potentials in the Beijing market: corporate MICE tourism and high-end customized and parent-child study tours. In 2025, Chinese visitors to Sri Lanka exceeded 132,000; in the first eight months of 2026, cumulative Chinese visitors exceeded 100,000, making China Sri Lanka's third-largest overseas source market. Direct flights to Sri Lanka are available from…

  9. China Tourism News

    Tai'an Launches 50 Mid-Autumn and National Day Culture-Tourism Events and Benefits

    On September 19, the Tai'an Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism released 50 culture-tourism events and benefit measures spanning six themes: holiday activities, scenic spots, hotels and homestays, performances and exhibitions, food and entertainment, and intangible-heritage cultural products, coordinating municipal resources with Taishan, Taishan District, Daiyue District, Xintai, Feicheng, Ningyang and Dongping. At the municipal level, the 'Tai Youth · Together with Jinan' Jinan-Tai'an youth tourism promotion alliance and Shandong's autumn culture-tourism consumption promotion main event will be held; many scenic spots offer ticket deals and package discounts, hotels and homestays offe…

Sep 20Sun
  1. China Tourism News

    11th China Peking Opera Festival Opens Oct 15 in Wuhan

    At the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's third-quarter 2026 press conference in Beijing on Sept 20, Wuhan deputy secretary-general Zhang Mingwu said the 11th China Peking Opera Festival will run Oct 15 to Nov 5 in Wuhan under the theme 'Jingcai Ruxi.' Activities reach the Wuhan metropolitan area and opera-featured counties such as Luotian in Huanggang, covering communities, villages, universities, commercial districts and scenic spots, online and offline. Highlights include celebrity charity tours, intangible-heritage showcases, scholar lecture tours, amateur and campus street performances, and results promotion, plus social-media backstage and check-in interactions aimed at younger audienc…

  2. China Tourism News

    16th Yunnan Young Performers Competition Awards Gala Set for Sept 23

    China Tourism News reports the 16th Yunnan Young Performers Competition awards gala will be held Sept 23 at the Yunnan Arts University experimental theater, closing a 10-day event. Founded in 1987 and now in its 16th edition, the competition grew from a single opera category into a comprehensive arts event spanning opera (drama), music (vocal and instrumental) and dance (acrobatics). This edition gathered 238 young contestants from 15 prefectures and cities, 14 universities, provincial arts units and social arts groups, held 16 final rounds, and awarded 10 first, 15 second and 25 third prizes, drawing nearly 150,000 online and offline viewers.

  3. China Tourism News

    Zhangzhou Plans 1,000+ Holiday Events; 34 A-Level Sites Waive First Tickets

    At a Sept 17 Zhangzhou culture and tourism bureau press conference, officials said the city will run the 'Return to Minnan, Return to Yunshuiyao' 2026 Mid-Autumn and National Day consumption campaign from Sept 25 to Oct 7, integrating old-town, tulou and mountain-sea resources with over 1,000 events and 10 major themed promotions. Holiday highlights include the 2026 cross-strait Zhangzhou Mid-Autumn gala, the immersive building show 'Return to Minnan,' and Nanjing's 'Return to Yunshuiyao' activities. Zhangzhou will also launch a million-yuan film consumption campaign, three film-themed check-in routes, nearly 100 ticket and lodging discounts, free first tickets at 34 A-level scenic areas, a…

  4. China Tourism News

    Hainan Hosts "Seeing Hainan from the Sea" Public Education Cruise

    On the morning of September 19, a public education session titled "Seeing Hainan from the Sea: Youth Opening a New Chapter" was held aboard the cruise vessel Hailv No. 01, organized by Hainan Marine Tourism Investment and Development Co., Ltd., with more than 100 university students from Hainan taking part. Structured around four themes—understanding, knowing, respecting and protecting the ocean—the 60-minute voyage featured a marine-literacy lecture by Pan Zhixin, associate professor at Hainan University's School of International Tourism and Public Administration. Topics covered China's 3 million square kilometers of jurisdictional waters, Hainan's roughly 2 million square kilometers of au…

  5. China Tourism News

    26th Pingyao International Photography Festival Opens in Ancient City

    On September 19, the 26th Pingyao International Photography Festival opened in the ancient city of Pingyao, Jinzhong, Shanxi, under the theme "Openness, Integration and Innovation—Building Dreams with Light." It displays over 20,000 works by more than 2,600 photographers from 34 countries and regions and 21 Chinese provinces, organized into five sections and 15 units across four venues: the county government office, the former diesel engine plant, the former cotton mill and the Confucian temple. Works from 115 domestic and international schools participate, plus over 200 short videos, photo albums and handmade photo books, alongside a "Long March Retold" themed exhibition and a new "Images…

  6. China Tourism News

    Zhejiang Leverages 8th China Poetry Festival to Boost Poetry-Themed Tourism Consumption

    At the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's third-quarter 2026 press conference in Beijing on September 20, Zhejiang culture and tourism deputy director Lyu Weigang said the 8th China Poetry Festival will run from October 12 to 23, 2026 in Taizhou, Zhejiang. Zhejiang will pursue four work streams: creating poetry-themed public cultural products by moving recitals and master lectures into city reading rooms, rural cultural halls and commercial plazas; upgrading poetry-route tourism by refining the "Follow Poetry to Travel Zhejiang" brand, building the cross-regional "Yannan Feixian Sea-Sky Tour" route and developing "poetry-route towns" and "poetic ancient villages"; producing poetry-themed sta…

  7. China Tourism News

    8th China Poetry Festival Opens October 12 in Taizhou, Zhejiang

    At the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's third-quarter 2026 press conference in Beijing on September 20, officials presented the 8th China Poetry Festival, to be held from October 12 to 23 in Taizhou, Zhejiang under the theme "Poetry Surging from Mountains and Seas, Poetic China". It is co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the China Writers Association and the Zhejiang provincial government. The opening ceremony is on October 12 at the Tiantai County Cultural Center Grand Theatre; the closing is on October 23 at the Taizhou Prefecture City cultural tourism area in Linhai. Main programs include opening and closing ceremonies and performances, a poetry seminar, poetry collection…

  8. China Tourism News

    11th China Peking Opera Festival Opens October 15 in Wuhan

    At the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's third-quarter 2026 press conference in Beijing on September 20, officials presented the 11th China Peking Opera Festival, to be held from October 15 to November 5 in Wuhan, Hubei, co-hosted by the ministry and the Hubei provincial government. The opening ceremony on October 15 at Hongshan Auditorium features the Hubei Peking Opera Theatre's original work "Hanyang Zao"; the closing ceremony on November 5 at Qintai Grand Theatre features Wuhan Peking Opera Theatre's new production "Yuanyang Jian". The festival has seven main programs, including an outstanding-repertoire showcase selecting 20 productions, small-theatre showcases, short-opera and excerpt…

Sep 18Fri
  1. China Tourism News

    Shanxi, Beijing, Hebei and Henan Jointly Promote Taihang Cultural Tourism Brand

    On Sept 17, the 2026 Taihang Mountains Cultural Tourism Joint Promotion Season launched at the Bazquanxia scenic area in Huguan County, Changzhi, Shanxi. Cultural tourism departments from Shanxi, Beijing, Hebei and Henan jointly promoted the 'Splendid China, Magnificent Taihang' brand under the principles of resource co-building, brand co-shaping, market sharing and tourist-source connectivity. Six cross-provincial premium routes were released, covering geological wonders, ancestral heritage and ancient architecture, red education, self-driving and outdoor, in-depth study tours, and wellness retreats, breaking down provincial barriers to enable 'one map to tour the greater Taihang.' The eve…

  2. China Tourism News

    2026 Hubei Cultural Tourism Development Conference Held in Xiangyang

    On September 17, the 2026 Hubei Cultural Tourism Development Conference was held in Xiangyang under the theme of inheriting historical heritage, empowering urban renewal, and promoting high-quality integrated development of culture and tourism. The conference featured two segments: cultural tourism promotion and travel enterprise matchmaking. It released the 'Zhiyin Hubei · Enjoy Golden Autumn' consumption season series, which will host 29 provincial and municipal key events and about 15,000 cultural, tourism and sports activities. A Hubei inbound tourism product matrix was launched for domestic and overseas travel agents and tourists, including 8 experience scenarios and 5 premium inbound…

  3. China Tourism News

    Zhuolu Dialogue Conference Advances Chinese Civilization Research and Cultural Tourism Collaboration

    The 2026 "Zhuolu Dialogue" conference on Zhuolu and Chinese civilization origins research was held on September 16-17 in Zhuolu County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, under the theme "Yellow Emperor Culture: A Dialogue Between History and the Times." The event combined keynote speeches, three thematic seminars, site visits and industry matchmaking, covering Zhuolu's archaeological findings, Yellow Emperor culture communication, Beijing-Zhangjiakou coordination and cultural brand building. The industry integration session presented Zhuolu's cultural industry investment directions and key projects, and held a signing ceremony for cultural tourism projects. Participants jointly issued the "Zhuolu Initiat…

  4. China Tourism News

    16th Fujian Music and Dance Festival Opens in Fuzhou

    The 16th Fujian Music and Dance Festival opened in Fuzhou on September 17, 2026, co-hosted by the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Fujian Provincial Department of Education, the Fujian Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Fujian Provincial Federation of Trade Unions, and will run through October 9. The festival will present 92 works selected from more than 300 entries, with an online vote for "audience favorite works" opened in parallel. This edition adds a drama and folk-art category and optimizes award settings; Min-style genres such as Nanyin, Jinge and kuaiban appear on the festival stage at scale for the first time, while the "Weekend Opera Encounter"…