China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism Issues Mid-Autumn and National Day Holiday Travel Advisory

Key points

• China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a travel advisory ahead of the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays, urging tourists to prepare thoroughly before travelling.
• The advisory calls for monitoring weather and traffic conditions along routes and at destinations, checking scenic-area opening arrangements and ticket reservation requirements in advance, and planning routes and timing sensibly.
• It advises against visiting undeveloped or unsafe areas, and tells outbound travellers to closely monitor destination safety conditions and avoid high-risk regions.
• It calls for stronger safety precautions: checking vehicles before self-driving trips, obeying traffic rules, avoiding fatigued and drunk driving, wearing seatbelts throughout vehicle journeys, and wearing life jackets on boats as required.
• It highlights fire safety, caution against fire hazards during outdoor activities, and strict compliance with fire and safety management rules at scenic areas, public cultural venues and cultural relic protection sites.
• It urges caution with high-risk activities such as high-altitude, high-speed, water, diving and adventure projects: read relevant notices beforehand, act within personal physical limits, follow safety rules and staff instructions during activities.
• It promotes civilized, low-carbon travel: obey laws and social ethics, queue and yield courteously, protect cultural relics, the natural environment and public facilities, and practice the 'clean plate' campaign to avoid food waste.