Discover diverse holiday delights during China's National Day

People wait to watch the flag-raising ceremony at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Peng Yikai)

Tourists take selfies at Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Chen Xiaogen/Xinhua)

Yuan Licen (1st R) of China signs for fans after the mixed doubles 2nd round match between Yuan Licen/Shi Xunyao of China and Robert Gardos/Sofia Polcanova of Austria at 2024 World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash in Beijing, China, Oct. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

People watch the 2024 World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash at Shougang Park, Oct. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

Zheng Qinwen sends signed balls after the women's singles quarterfinal match between Zheng Qinwen of China and Mirra Andreeva of Russia at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

People visit a historical and cultural street in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Chen Xi/Xinhua)

Tourists go sightseeing at a tea-themed scenic area in Xuanen County of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Chen Xukai/Xinhua)

People watch a performance of traditional Chinese costumes at a center for popular culture in Baoshan of east China's Shanghai, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

Tourists go sightseeing aboard a light aircraft at a scenic area in Banxi Town of Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Qiu Hongbin/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows people enjoying themselves at a beach in Weihai, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Zhu Chunxiao/Xinhua)

Children have fun at Xiamen Science and Technology Museum in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Zeng Demeng/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 2, 2024 shows tourists taking boats for sightseeing at Qinhu National Wetland Park in Jiangyan District of Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)

A girl plays traditional Chinese musical instrument guzheng at a sunflower field in Donggaohe Village in Fuxing District of Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Yue Wenting)

Tourists have fun at the Fantawild Adventure in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

Girls in traditional ethnic attire perform during a gala event in Longchuan County of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Gui Jinzai/Xinhua)

Tourists enjoy themselves at an open-air cafe in Pinggu District of Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

Tourists take pictures of a steam train running at a scenic spot in Jianwei County of Leshan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Zhang Xiang/Xinhua)

A visitor takes a selfie at an ancient trading compound of Zhoucun in Zibo, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Dong Naide/Xinhua)

Tourists enjoy the scenery of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River, in Jixian County, north China's Shanxi Province on Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Liu Hongda/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows visitors watching an open-air concert in Shuangqiao Town, Wuming District of Nanning City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Yu Xiangquan/Xinhua)

Tourists visit the Liaoning Museum in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

A child views a model of Galileo telescope at the Shanghai Natural History Museum in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

An aerial photo taken on Oct. 1, 2024 shows tourists visiting Xijie, an ancient street area, in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Zhang Jiuqiang/Xinhua)

A drone photo shows tourists visiting Mount Huangshan in east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

Tourists visit the Liaoning Museum in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

An aerial drone photo shows tourists having fun on a glass-bottomed bridge at Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Wu Yongbing/Xinhua)

Tourists ride camels for sightseeing at the Shapotou scenic spot in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Oct. 2, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Mao Zhu)

People have fun in a pedestrian zone used to be a railway bridge in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Liu Yang/Xinhua)

People have fun at a folk arts and food compound in Nanyue District of Hengyang, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua)

People watch sunrise at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot in the city of Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 2, 2024 shows tourists visiting the Shenxianju scenery spot in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The National Day holiday period, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Photo by Wang Huabin/Xinhua)

Tourists enjoy themselves in Dengjiaping Village of Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 5, 2024. During the week-long National Day holiday starting on Oct. 1, Chinese people take a break to travel and enjoy leisure activities. People's increasing strong demand for diversified vacation options has given rise to more abundant and diverse cultural and tourism products in the tourism market during the holiday. (Photo by Yang Dong/Xinhua)

Tourists pose for photos at the Laomendong scenic zone in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 6, 2024. During the week-long National Day holiday starting on Oct. 1, Chinese people take a break to travel and enjoy leisure activities. People's increasing strong demand for diversified vacation options has given rise to more abundant and diverse cultural and tourism products in the tourism market during the holiday. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024 shows tourists riding camels at the Qixing Lake scenic spot in the Kubuqi Desert, in Ordos of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Kubuqi Desert sits on a curve of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and once threatened to bury the entire region. Over the past 30 years that expansion has been curtailed and reversed. The natural environment here has been improving historically. Many people choose the Kubuqi Desert as the travel destination during the week-long National Day Holiday. (Xinhua/Bei He)

A drone photo taken on Oct. 2, 2024 shows the autumn scenery of the Qixing Lake scenic spot in the Kubuqi Desert, in Ordos of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Kubuqi Desert sits on a curve of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and once threatened to bury the entire region. Over the past 30 years that expansion has been curtailed and reversed. The natural environment here has been improving historically. Many people choose the Kubuqi Desert as the travel destination during the week-long National Day Holiday. (Xinhua/Bei He)