People enjoy May Day holiday across China
Tourists watch a lion dance at Luodian Town of Jinhua City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on May 2, 2026. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Photo by Shi Kuanbing/Xinhua)
Tourists visit the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, on May 2, 2026. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on May 2, 2026 shows tourists viewing scenery by rafts at a national wetland park in Xinghua City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Photo by Shi Daozhi/Xinhua)
Tourists visit the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang City, central China’s Henan Province, on May 2, 2026. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Photo by Li Weichao/Xinhua)
A child dances with a robot at a science and technology museum in Jinhua City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on May 2, 2026. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Photo by Shi Kuanbing/Xinhua)
Tourists view scenery by rafts on Yulong river at Baisha Town of Guilin City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on May 2, 2026. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Photo by Liao Zuping/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on May 2, 2026 shows tourists watching a Taiji-themed melodrama at Chenjiagou scenic area in Jiaozuo City, central China’s Henan Province. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Photo by Xu Hongxing/Xinhua)
Tourists enjoy scenery aboard a boat on Jingbo Lake in Mudanjiang City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on May 2, 2026. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Photo by Zhang Chunxiang/Xinhua)
Tourists view blooming Chinese roses at Quancheng Square in Jinan, east China’s Shandong Province, on May 2, 2026. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)
Foreign tourists ride bicycles on top of city walls in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, on May 2, 2026. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Photo by Xue Gang/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on May 2, 2026 shows hobbyists taking part in a fishing competition in Suqian City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Photo by Xu Changliang/Xinhua)
Tourists enjoy scenery aboard rafts at a national wetland park in Xinghua City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, May 2, 2026. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
