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Sep 29Tue
  1. China Tourism News

    Dongguan Museum's New Building Opens for Trial Operation in Guangdong

    On 28 September, the new building of Dongguan Museum officially began trial operation. Located at the south square of Dongguan Central Square and positioned as a 'regional central museum of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area', it was designed by a team led by Chinese Academy of Engineering academician He Jingtang, with a total floor area of about 40,000 square metres. It has 10 exhibition halls and nine exhibitions during trial operation across seven exhibition brands, two of which are paid special exhibitions.

  2. China Tourism News

    Beijing Metro Line 19 Launches Themed Train Marking 90th Anniversary of the Long March

    At 11:09 on 29 September, the 'Great Expedition' themed train marking the 90th anniversary of the Long March victory launched on Beijing Metro Line 19. Its eight carriages feature eight chapters, and Caogiao, Ping'anli and Mudanyuan stations host 'Passing the Torch' themed exhibitions. The train runs daily during the National Day holiday and four days a week afterwards, planned through the end of December.

Sep 17Thu
  1. China Tourism News

    XPCC Red Tourism Study-Tour Conference Held in Alar

    On September 16, the XPCC Red Tourism Study-Tour Conference and Innovation Development Co-building Event was held in Alar, First Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, with the 'Retrace the Desert Veterans' Road' 10,000-person red study tour launched simultaneously. Co-hosted by the XPCC Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, Alar City, and Tarim University, it drew over 400 participants, and eight government-enterprise pairs signed cooperation agreements on study-tour co-building, curriculum development, source-market exchange, and talent training.

  2. China Tourism News

    Beijing Adds Six Red Tourism Scenic Sites

    On September 17, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism announced six newly designated red tourism scenic sites. Under the Beijing Red Tourism Scenic Site Assessment and Management Measures, following district recommendations, site inspections, and review meetings, the six sites approved for 2026 include the former site of Radio Station 491 in Chaoyang District, the Zhongguancun Village History Museum in Haidian District, the Beiping Takeover Cadre Training Class (Liangxiang Confucian Temple) in Fangshan District, the Shaotang Literature Museum in Tongzhou District, the Century Newspaper Reading Hall in Pinggu District, and the Xinhua Printing Factory in the Economic-Technologi…

Sep 9Wed
  1. China Tourism News

    Ningxia Culture and Tourism Debuts at Expo, Promoting 'Fortress on the Frontier' Brand

    The Culture and Tourism Department of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region set up an exhibition area at the 2026 China Culture and Tourism Industry Expo, centered on the 'Fortress on the Frontier · Magical Ningxia' brand, showcasing folk performances, intangible cultural heritage products, food experiences, and industrial integration. The area features the 'Dream of Xixia Mausoleum' VR project, smart tourism platforms, and promotes integrated products like 'Travel with Performances,' aiming to attract tourists from Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and long-haul markets.

  2. China Tourism News

    Jiangsu Outlines High-Quality Cultural Tourism Development Plan

    On September 9, Jiangsu Province held a promotion conference on high-quality cultural tourism development in Jiangyin. The meeting outlined five key tasks, including optimizing scenic area operations, deepening cross-sector integration, extending industry chains, attracting international visitors, and emphasizing meticulous and efficient services. Several policy measures were issued, covering inbound tourism consumption, performing arts market growth, and promoting a 'ticket economy'.

  3. China Tourism News

    CIFTIS Preview: Cultural Tourism Highlights, Tech Integration Trends

    The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is held from September 9-13 at Shougang Park in Beijing. The cultural tourism section covers 6,600 square meters with 413 exhibitors, featuring units like new tech scenes and overseas expansion. Highlights include the 'Beijing Cultural Tourism Cube', China Tourism Group's tax refund service, and BTG's online life festival.

  4. Pinchain Tourism

    Tongcheng Travel AI Products Debut at 2026 China Cultural Tourism Industry Expo

    Tongcheng Travel showcased four self-developed AI products at the 2026 China Cultural Tourism Industry Expo: DeepTrip smart itinerary planner, AI face-to-face translation screen, AI companion tour guide, and AR souvenir tickets. DeepTrip supports 17 languages and parses vague queries in 5 seconds; the translation screen covers over 150 languages and 27 dialects; AI companion has been deployed at attractions like Niushoushan.

Sep 8Tue
  1. China Tourism News

    Foshan Food Culture: From Intangible Heritage to Viral Chicken Pot

    The article introduces Foshan's food culture as one of the birthplaces of Cantonese cuisine, with Shunde District certified as a UNESCO 'World Capital of Gastronomy'. Foshan has dozens of food-related intangible cultural heritage items, such as Shunde Jiudagui and Chencun Fen. The article also mentions that Chencun's 'Mo's Chicken Pot' went viral after a food blogger's visit, and the local government quickly improved infrastructure, providing free parking, reflecting a shared atmosphere between hosts and guests.

  2. China Tourism News

    Hunan Launches 'Learn Law, Get Tickets' Cultural Tourism Legal Campaign

    On the evening of September 7, the 2026 'Rule of Law + Cultural Tourism' legal campaign and the 'Learn Law, Get Tickets: Travel Hunan with the Tourism Development Conference' activity was launched in Yongzhou, hosted by the Hunan Provincial Department of Justice and the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. The campaign aims to deepen 'rule of law into cultural tourism venues' and integrate legal culture with Huxiang culture. Since its inception in 2015, the activity has distributed over 70,000 legal benefit cards, attracted over 50 million participants in online legal quizzes, and boosted cultural tourism consumption by over 1 billion yuan. This year's activity will run until…

  3. China Tourism News

    2026 CIFTIS Opens Tomorrow; Culture and Tourism Halls Ready

    The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) will open on September 9 at Shougang Park in Beijing. A pre-opening tour on September 8 showed that culture and tourism exhibition halls 7 and 9 were in final preparation stages, with shuttle buses already in operation. Exhibits include zones for Beijing Fengtai, Yizhuang, China Film Museum, and Beijing Cultural Heritage Bureau, while Hall 9 features Beijing Gifts and a colorful market. Provincial, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan pavilions in Hall 4 and the telecom/computer hall in Hall 3 were also being readied.

Sep 7Mon
  1. China Tourism News

    Direct High-Speed Rail Launched Between Ruijin and Yan'an

    On September 6, a direct high-speed rail service between Ruijin and Yan'an was launched, covering 1,857 km in 11 hours and 32 minutes. The route connects the old revolutionary base areas in southern Jiangxi and northern Shaanxi, forming a red tourism corridor. Ruijin and Yudu introduced ticket-based benefits such as free admission to scenic spots and hotel discounts to boost red tourism.

  2. TripVivid

    Over 10,000-Ton Cruise Ship 'Dream One' Named in Hong Kong

    On September 2, the cruise ship 'Dream One' was named in Hong Kong. Designed by Wuhan Changjiang Ship Design Institute and built by China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry Group, both under China Merchants Group, it has a gross tonnage of about 18,580 tons, a total length of 109 meters, and features an international conference hall for 990 people, a banquet hall for 800, and a 360-degree panoramic sightseeing platform. It is positioned as a flagship for near-sea cultural tourism in Victoria Harbour.

  3. TravelDaily China

    Tianjin Tourism and Meituan Launch 'Beauty in Tianjin' IP

    Tianjin Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau and Meituan jointly launched the 'Beauty in Tianjin' IP to convert local tourism resources into bookable experiences via the platform's multi-sector integration. Meituan data shows summer searches for Tianjin rose 98% year-on-year, five-star hotel orders grew 43%, and coupons up to 1666 RMB were offered to boost consumption.

Sep 3Thu
  1. TripVivid

    Seventh Aranya Community Settles by Kuncheng Lake in Changshu

    On September 1, the seventh Aranya community officially settled by Kuncheng Lake in Changshu, creating a unique lakeside campus-style ideal community in the Yangtze River Delta. The community plans nature and aesthetic education classes, sharing lectures, outdoor sports parks (including clay tennis courts, basketball, football, skate parks), bookstores, theaters, art galleries, and themed hotels.

Sep 1Tue
  1. China Tourism News

    Encouraging Visitors to 'Find Faults' Requires Constant Self-Review

    This commentary discusses the trend of museums and scenic spots encouraging visitors to find errors, noting that while rewarding fault-finding is good, the responsibility for content review cannot be shifted to the public. The National Cultural Heritage Administration has issued a notice requiring museums to be the responsible entity for reviewing exhibition content and not to outsource or delegate this responsibility. The article emphasizes that self-review is the fundamental solution.

Aug 31Mon
Aug 18Tue
  1. TripVivid

    OCT A Welcomes 7.07 Million Visitors in July

    On August 14, OCT A disclosed July operating data: its cultural tourism enterprises received 7.07 million visitors, with a cumulative 43.22 million from January to July. July property contract sales amounted to 740 million yuan. Summer launched the 'OCT Tourism Carnival' series.

  2. TravelDaily China

    TravelDaily Summit: Xiaohongshu Workshop on Cultural Tourism Growth

    TravelDaily announced its 2026 Summit will be held on September 22-23 at the Shanghai International Convention Center. On September 22, it will co-host a workshop with Xiaohongshu titled "Small Interests, Big Business: New Growth Opportunities for Cultural Tourism Brands on Xiaohongshu." The workshop will share trend insights for outbound, inbound, and domestic travel, explain operational methodologies for interest-driven cultural tourism, and launch Xiaohongshu's new product matrix for integrated seeding and conversion.

Aug 13Thu
Aug 11Tue
  1. China Tourism News

    Fujian Issues Plan to Upgrade Rural Leisure Tourism

    The Fujian provincial government issued the '15th Five-Year Plan for Accelerating Agricultural and Rural Modernization', proposing to cultivate 'agriculture+' new business forms, develop 'small and beautiful' cultural tourism formats, and upgrade rural leisure tourism, including building 1,000 beautiful rural leisure tourism spots.

Jul 16Thu
  1. Pinchain Tourism

    AI Guides and Robot Performers Inject New Experiences into Cultural Tourism

    The 25th China Internet Conference showcased AI-powered cultural tourism projects, including AI guides at Sayram Lake in Xinjiang, MR experiences in Shanghai, and robot dance troupes at the National Stadium in Beijing. China Mobile launched an 'AI + digital tourism one-stop solution' deployed in Xinjiang with over 5 million visits last year. Demand for robot performances is strong, with the domestic performance robot rental market expected to exceed 10 billion yuan in 2026.

Jul 14Tue
Jan 9Fri
  1. China Tourism News

    2025 China Night Economy Report: Nighttime Spending Accounts for 32.9% of Daily Total

    The China Tourism Academy and Liangye Technology Group released the 2025 China Night Economy Development Report. From January to October 2025, nighttime spending accounted for 32.9% of tourists' total daily spending nationwide, with nighttime transactions at 28.3%. Demand-side trends center on three value dimensions: diversity, novelty, and social connection. On the supply side, 66.9% of 5A scenic areas offered nighttime opening, and first-class museums' nighttime opening rate rose to 37.6% during summer and holidays; 47.5% of nighttime-open 5A scenic areas achieved full coverage of food, lodging, transport, sightseeing, shopping, and entertainment.