People across China enjoy their National Day holiday
An aerial drone photo shows people enjoying the scenery at Yuntai Mountain upon the Sea scenic area in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Wang Chun/Xinhua)
Tourists watch a performance at a film production center in Laoling, east China’s Shandong Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Jia Peng/Xinhua)
People visit a light installation in Tengzhou City, east China’s Shandong Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Li Zhijun/Xinhua)
A drone photo shows tourists viewing flowers at a scenic area in Xinghua City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)
Tourists ride camels at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring Scenic Area in Dunhuang, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)
Tourists take rafts at the Detian Waterfalls scenic area in Daxin County of Chongzuo City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Zhao Jingwu/Xinhua)
Tourists watch the sunrise at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring Scenic Area in Dunhuang, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)
Tourists have fun at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)
Children experience cycling on water at a scenic spot in Dazhou, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Deng Liangkui/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 1, 2026 shows tourists at the Bund area in east China’s Shanghai. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Cai Weishuai/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo shows tourists having fun at the Yandang Mountain scenic spot in Yueqing City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Cai Kuanyuan/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo shows tourists viewing lily flowers in Qujing, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Sun Wenlai/Xinhua)
Tourists take boats at the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Tourists visit the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
People visit the Shenyang Imperial Palace in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Tourists watch a performance at a park in Wenling of Taizhou City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Hu Jingwen)
Tourists tries intangible cultural heritage craftsmanship at a park in Fuzhou City, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Tourists watch the performance of a giant mechanical tiger at a cultural, commercial and tourism complex in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Children play shadow puppetry at a park in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)
A foreign tourist tries bamboo pole dance at a scenic area in Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Chen Wenwu/Xinhua)
Children interact with a giant mechanical tiger at a cultural, commercial and tourism complex in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Tourists watch a performance in north China’s Tianjin, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
Tourists enjoy themselves during a light show along the Haihe River in north China’s Tianjin, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
People place their blessings on a wish wall while watching a stage show “Chongqing 1949” in southwest China’s Chongqing on Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
People watch a stage show “Chongqing 1949” in southwest China’s Chongqing on Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Tourists watch the firework show celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)
Tourists watch the firework show celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)
People watch a stage show “Chongqing 1949” in southwest China’s Chongqing on Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Tourists watch the fireworks show celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 1, 2026. People across China stepped out to fully enjoy their leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)
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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.…
