China celebrates 2nd Tourism Day
The Tourism Day was approved as a non-statutory holiday by the State Council, or China's Cabinet, in 2011.The theme of this year's Tourism Day is
Top 10 Chinese Tourism News Items
The following article was translated and edited from an article that originally appeared in the overseas edition of the People's Daily.
·Changbai Mountain -- Northeast Jilin province
·Jiuzhaigou -- Southwest Sichuan province
·Tiantai Mountain -- East Zhejiang province
·Huangshan Mountain -- East Anhui province
·Lushan Mountain -- East Jiangxi province
·Wudang mountain -- Central Hubei province
·Yueya Spring -- Northwest Gansu province
·Terra-Cotta Warriors -- Northwest Shanxi province
·Seventeen Arch Bridge -- Beijing
·The Forbidden City -- Beijing
China has declared May 19 as National Tourism Day, effective as of 2011. The reason to establish a National Tourism Day is to promote tourism as China has entered a period of mass tourism, in a bid to support tourist initiatives throughout the country.
·[Shanxi] China rolls out discounts for its first National Tourism Day
·[Shanghai] Visit Shanghai tourist spots on the cheap
·[Beijing] Travel routes of Haidian released on China Tourism Day