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Saturday 26 September

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China Tourism NewsBeijing / Summer Palace

"Jingcai Science Popularization" Garden Fair Held at the Summer Palace

From September 24 to 26, the "Jingcai Science Popularization" garden fair, a key event of Beijing's 2026 National Science Popularization Month, was held at the Summer Palace. It was hosted by the Beijing Association for Science and Technology and the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau, and organized by the Summer Palace Management Office and the Beijing Science Popularization Culture Promotion Association. The fair created a science-themed experience route through the park, featuring a major national equipment exhibition area, AI interactive installations, a lifestyle innovation zone and immersive natural science workshops, alongside exhibits of Chinese Academy of Sciences achievem…

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China Tourism NewsNanping / Wuyishan / Fujian

Fujian Launches "Min-style Golden Autumn" Tourism Promotion Campaign

On the evening of September 25, the "Min-style Golden Autumn, Free Mountains and Seas" autumn tourism promotion event was held at the Wuyi Tea Expo Park in Wuyishan, Fujian. It was hosted by the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and organized by the Nanping Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau and the Wuyishan Municipal People's Government. The event featured a light-and-shadow show, a moonlight concert, a Gongfu tea poetry gathering, and two markets including an intangible cultural heritage market and a "Minchao second venue" market, with 28 booths covering food, cultural creative products and heritage crafts. This autumn, the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and T…

Friday 25 September

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China Tourism NewsAnkang / Baoji / Yan'an / Xi'an / Shaanxi Province

Shaanxi Launches "Two-City Weekend Travel" Promotion Campaign

The "Two-City Weekend Travel" Shaanxi promotion campaign launched in Baoji, leveraging Shaanxi's geographic proximity to neighboring provinces and its high-speed rail and highway network to normalize Friday-to-Sunday cross-province weekend trips. The Shaanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism promoted two-day-one-night and three-day-two-night packages, self-drive routes and benefits for out-of-province visitors. For the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays Shaanxi offers 1,221 cultural-tourism activities, 3,089 events, 35 premium routes, 166 benefit measures and 8.073 million yuan in consumption vouchers. The event is hosted by the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tour…

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China Tourism NewsBeijing

Guangsheng Temple Mural Reproduction Exhibition Opens in Beijing

On September 24 the exhibition "Tracing Antiquity through Mural Reproduction - Guangsheng Temple Medicine Buddha Assembly Painting and Ancient Chinese Mural Reproduction" opened at the China National Arts and Crafts Museum (China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum), hosted by the Chinese National Academy of Arts and organized by its Gongbi Painting Institute, running through November 15. Using "research-based reproduction" as its method, the exhibition has four sections and centers on the reproduced Medicine Buddha Assembly Painting. The project team said the mural reproduction project has run for ten years and will deepen cooperation with domestic and international cultural institutions a…

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China Tourism NewsDai County / Shanxi / Xinzhou

2026 Shanxi Culture and Tourism Experience Season Launches at Yanmen Pass

On September 24 the 2026 Shanxi Culture and Tourism Experience Season launched at the Yanmen Pass scenic area in Xinzhou under the theme of traveling back to a dynasty. The event builds a "1+3" experience system: the main line "I am a general at Yanmen" plus three sections - the Yanmen Trial general's path, the Yanmen Encounter silver-note interaction and the Dream of Yanmen immersive performance - using en-route scripted tasks, fixed immersive performances and全域 NPC interaction. Visitors become "Yanmen recruits" for a two-to-three-hour immersive journey. Hosted by the Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Xinzhou Municipal People's Government, the event places interac…

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China Tourism NewsDongcheng District / Beijing

Beijing Dongcheng Hosts 2026 Historical and Cultural City Annual Conference

On September 24, the 2026 Historical and Cultural City Annual Conference of Beijing's Dongcheng District was held at Guanghe Lou in Qianmen under the theme of inheriting cultural heritage, with a main venue and four thematic breakout sessions; the Qianmen Changxiangli urban-renewal project on Xixinglong Street also debuted. The opening released the "Under Zhengyangmen, Ancient and Modern Together" Qianmen City Walk route covering Zhengyangmen Arrow Tower, Jingxian Guild Hall and Yancai Guild Hall. In recent years Dongcheng has advanced the vacating and restoration of 12 Central Axis heritage sites, opened a 7.8-km landscape corridor from Bell and Drum Towers to Yongdingmen, revitalized 10 g…

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China Tourism NewsBeijing / Tianjin Municipality / Chongli District / Yanqing District / Hebei Province

Beijing-Zhangjiakou Sports and Culture Tourism Belt Exchange Held

On September 24 the "Roaming Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei" Beijing-Zhangjiakou sports and culture tourism belt exchange was held at the Beijing Expo International Tourism Resort, releasing six Beijing-loop routes and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Scenic Pass Suixiang Card. The six routes start in Beijing and link quality attractions in Tianjin and Hebei, lasting three to seven days. The card, guided by the three regions' culture and tourism departments and issued by Beijing Cultural Innovation Board, is priced at 288 yuan, covers over 200 attractions with nearly 10,000 yuan in total ticket value, and offers unlimited free entry at 160 of them. A Mid-Autumn garden party and the "Beijing-Zhangjiakou Ren…

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China Tourism NewsBeijing / Tongzhou District

4th Beijing International Canal Arts Week Opens

On September 24 the 4th Beijing International Canal Arts Week opened in Beijing and runs through September 27, featuring 22 Chinese and international performances and more than 60 food and cultural-creative brands. The event focuses on living preservation of the Grand Canal World Cultural Heritage and links 13 well-known canals worldwide. The opening released the "Canal in Beijing" promotional film and 10 "Roaming Beijing - Grand Canal cultural theme tour" routes linking over 40 landmarks including Baifu Spring, Shichahai and the Beijing Grand Canal Museum. The event connects with inbound tourism services, offering a one-day tour with dedicated shuttle from Capital Airport and promoting rou…

Thursday 24 September

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China Tourism NewsDongcheng District / Beijing

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.

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China Tourism NewsBeijing

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.

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China Tourism NewsZhouzhuang / Kunshan / Jiangsu

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.

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China Tourism NewsGuangdong / Jiangxi Province / Fujian Province

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…

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China Tourism NewsGuangdong / Hengqin

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.

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China Tourism NewsChina / Guangdong / Meizhou / Jiangxi / Fujian / Ganzhou / Longyan

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

On the evening of 23 September, the 2026 Hakka (Meizhou) Intangible Heritage Week opened at Meizhou Academician Square in Guangdong under the theme 'Moon over the Hakka Capital, Heritage Reunion'. It is hosted by the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Meizhou Municipal People's Government. The programme combines an opening ceremony, performances, seminars and markets, featuring Puzhai fire dragon, lion dance, cup-flower dance and Guangdong Han opera, Wuhua tea-picking opera, marionette shows and Hakka mountain opera. Meizhou released new heritage-themed tourism routes and signed cooperation agreements…

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China Tourism NewsHongjiang Village / Libo / Guizhou / Qiannan

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.

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China Tourism NewsShandong Province

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…

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China Tourism NewsUlanqab / Wuhai / Inner Mongolia / Hulunbuir / Hohhot / Manzhouli / Tongliao / Ordos

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.

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China Tourism NewsGuizhou

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…

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China Tourism NewsLinyi / Anyang / Shandong / Kaifeng / Xuzhou / Hangzhou / Xiangtan / Shaoxing

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.

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China Tourism NewsASEAN / China / Nanning / Guangxi

Fourth China (Nanning)-ASEAN Intangible Cultural Heritage Week Opens

The fourth China (Nanning)-ASEAN Intangible Cultural Heritage Week opened on 24 September in the Sanjie Liangxiang historic district of Nanning under the theme "Intangible Heritage Mid-Autumn Wonder Tour." The opening show brought together Chinese and ASEAN heritage performances including fish-lantern processions, Zhuang drumming, Guizhou Dong grand song, Jing single-string zither, Yunnan divine-bird dance, Myanmar harp and Malaysian Mek Mulung, plus a puppet fire-spitting face-changing act paired with a robot face-changing performance. A themed market offers Guangxi heritage foods and Southeast Asian snacks, with heritage inheritors presenting Zhuang brocade, Sichuan, Suzhou, Hunan and Mia…

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China Tourism NewsChina / Beijing

Ninth Beijing Hongqiao International Pearl Culture Festival Opens

The ninth Beijing Hongqiao International Pearl Culture Festival opened on the evening of 23 September at the Guantan Art Space in Hongqiao Market, Dongcheng District, under the theme "Moon over the Altar, Pearls Linking Five Continents," drawing several hundred Chinese and international guests and residents. Built around five core themes — international cultural exchange, industry study, cross-border trade, jewellery innovation and intangible-heritage transmission — the festival features one opening ceremony, 14 themed salons and 27 online-offline consumption-promotion events, alongside a multi-country traditional costume and painting exhibition featuring works from seven countries.

Wednesday 23 September

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