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China Focus: Ancient temple draws visitors as cultural tourism booms in Shanxi-Xinhua

TAIYUAN, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- For years, Yang Liangen saw strangers as a threat. After a series of break-in attempts at a 900-year-old temple in north China's Shanxi Province, Yang moved into the compound in 1997, sleeping behind its gates and guarding its rare sculptures and wooden structures. Nearly three decades later, he eagerly waits for strangers to arrive. "We used to be afraid when people came," Yang said. "Now we hope they will come." Located in Xiaonan Village in Jincheng City, Erxian Temple fully opened to the public in 2024 as interest in Shanxi's ancient architecture surged following the release of "Black Myth: Wukong," a blockbuster Chinese video game. During China's National Day holiday that year, Yang counted 1,280 visitors in a single day -- a record for a site whose...

Across China: China’s island province Hainan offers diverse tourism experiences to holidaymakers-Xinhua

HAIKOU, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's southernmost province of Hainan has more to offer than beaches and coconut trees. During the first National Day holiday since the launch of the island-wide special customs operations at Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), the tropical island has offered visitors from home and abroad a diverse range of experiences -- from duty-free shopping and local food to historic neighborhoods and the distinctive lifestyle of fishing communities. In the seaside resort city of Sanya, the Sanya International Duty-Free Shopping Complex has drawn a steady stream of visitors during the holiday. The sprawling mall offers a wide selection of international brands, attractive duty-free prices and convenient pickup services. "The shopping mall is huge and nice," said Alina, a Ru...

Renovation injects new vitality into red tourism in SW China’s Zunyi City-Xinhua

Tourists visit the historical site of the Zunyi Meeting in Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 1, 2026.The renovation of the Zunyi Meeting historical site and the upgrading of the Zunyi Meeting memorial hall were completed ahead of the country's National Day holiday that started from Oct. 1, drawing a surge of visitors in recent days.Known as China's "city of historic turning point," Zunyi holds a special place in the nation's history. In January 1935, during the Long March, the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened the Zunyi Meeting in a two-story building here at a critical historical crossroads. The meeting is regarded as a milestone in the history of the CPC, marking the formation of its first generation of central collective leadership.Today, Zunyi is one of China's...