China: Commercial and leisure complex attracts tourists during the Dragon Boat Festival in Tianjin
Source Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror
People visit a commercial and leisure complex near the Chifeng bridge on the Haihe River in north China’s Tianjin, June 19, 2026. Renovated from an idle old building and reopened to the public in May, the commercial and leisure complex attracted many tourists during the Dragon Boat Festival. In recent years, Tianjin has leveraged historical and cultural resources along the Haihe River to boost the night economy. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
People select cultural and creative products at a commercial and leisure complex near the Chifeng bridge on the Haihe River in north China’s Tianjin, June 19, 2026. Renovated from an idle old building and reopened to the public in May, the commercial and leisure complex attracted many tourists during the Dragon Boat Festival. In recent years, Tianjin has leveraged historical and cultural resources along the Haihe River to boost the night economy. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
This photo taken on June 19, 2026 shows a commercial and leisure complex near the Chifeng bridge on the Haihe River in north China’s Tianjin. Renovated from an idle old building and reopened to the public in May, the commercial and leisure complex attracted many tourists during the Dragon Boat Festival. In recent years, Tianjin has leveraged historical and cultural resources along the Haihe River to boost the night economy. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
People visit a commercial and leisure complex near the Chifeng bridge on the Haihe River in north China’s Tianjin, June 19, 2026. Renovated from an idle old building and reopened to the public in May, the commercial and leisure complex attracted many tourists during the Dragon Boat Festival. In recent years, Tianjin has leveraged historical and cultural resources along the Haihe River to boost the night economy. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
People enjoy the night view of Haihe River at a commercial and leisure complex near the Chifeng bridge on the Haihe River in north China’s Tianjin, June 19, 2026. Renovated from an idle old building and reopened to the public in May, the commercial and leisure complex attracted many tourists during the Dragon Boat Festival. In recent years, Tianjin has leveraged historical and cultural resources along the Haihe River to boost the night economy. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
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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.…
