Tourism heats up across China ahead of May Day holiday

Tourists visit the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring Scenic Area in Dunhuang City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, April 27, 2026. As the May Day holiday approaches, the tourism markets across the country are heating up. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)

Tourists take selfies at Weiheyuan scenic spot in Dingxi City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, April 27, 2026. As the May Day holiday approaches, the tourism markets across the country are heating up. (Photo by Hou Chonghui/Xinhua)

Tourists take selfies amid blossoms at a national wetland park in Qianjiang District of southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, April 27, 2026. As the May Day holiday approaches, the tourism markets across the country are heating up. (Photo by Yang Min/Xinhua)

Tourists enjoy the Chinese Rose blossoms in Nanyang City, central China’s Henan Province, April 27, 2026. As the May Day holiday approaches, the tourism markets across the country are heating up. (Photo by Gao Song/Xinhua)

Tourists visit the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring Scenic Area in Dunhuang City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, April 27, 2026. As the May Day holiday approaches, the tourism markets across the country are heating up. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

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.…