Heilongjiang Province, in northeastern China, launched a 100-day winter tourism campaign on Sunday. The campaign runs from Nov. 8, 2026, to Feb. 28, 2027, and will promote winter travel through audiovisual content, tourism offerings and events.
Ports under the Guangzhou General Station of Immigration Inspection handled 1.26 million inbound and outbound passenger trips from Oct. 15 to Nov. 4 during the 140th China Import and Export Fair, up 4.3% from the same period of the previous edition, the station said Wednesday.
Heavy snow hit Qiqihar City in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province on Wednesday and Thursday, prompting railway stations along the Binzhou, Qibei, Pingqi and Funen lines to step up snow removal to keep trains running.
Beijing's ports had recorded more than 20 million inbound and outbound passenger trips by 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, reaching the milestone 31 days earlier than last year, according to the Beijing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 49.1 million passengers and 302,075 flight movements in the first three quarters of 2026, up 10.1% and 3.9% year on year, respectively, the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) said Tuesday.
Search interest in travel to northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has surged 157% month on month since the start of October, as a new high-speed railway connecting Harbin with Yichun in the province allows more visitors to enjoy the region's autumn foliage, according to tourism market data released on Tuesday.
A new scheduled international passenger route connecting Shymkent (Kazakhstan, Central Asia), Sanya (south China's Hainan Province) and Singapore was launched on Tuesday, with the inaugural flight, operated by SCAT Airlines, landing at Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
Foreign nationals made 23.272 million border crossings in China in the third quarter of 2026, up 15.6% from a year earlier, the National Immigration Administration said Tuesday.
Chinese border authorities handled 192 million cross-border trips in the third quarter of 2026, up 7.9% year on year, according to the National Immigration Administration (NIA).
China Southern Air Logistics Co., Ltd. launched a direct all-cargo route between Guangzhou and Nairobi on Monday. The inaugural flight, carrying African specialties including crabs and flowers, landed at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.
A 94-year-old man surnamed Tan has gone viral online after traveling alone by train from Wuxi in eastern China's Jiangsu Province to Lhasa in southwestern China's Xizang Autonomous Region, a 43-hour journey of thousands of kilometers.
China's inbound tourism is growing in volume and improving in quality, expanding beyond major cities into smaller cities and counties, according to a report released at a conference at Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province on Sunday.
China's national railway network handled 3.71 billion passenger trips in the first three quarters of 2026, up 4.8% year-on-year and a record high for the period, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
International passenger trains on the China-Laos Railway have carried more than 1 million cross-border passenger trips since service began in April 2023, the Mohan border inspection station said Wednesday. The trains have run more than 4,000 times, and annual cross-border passenger numbers have grown by more than 30% on average.
China will add a new letter, "X," as a prefix for the numbers of Fuxing high-speed trains that will run at more than 350 kph (217 mph), China State Railway Group, the national railway operator, said Friday.
A new bridge across the Yalu River, the border river of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), will further facilitate trade and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday.
Passengers can now buy fresh produce and local specialties aboard some slow trains in southwest China, where train cars have been redesigned to double as rural markets.
Vietnam has introduced a trial visa-free policy for Chinese citizens traveling in groups of at least two to Khanh Hoa Province, allowing stays of up to 30 days, the Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday.
The New Yalu River Bridge linking China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will officially open on Thursday, with the two sides set to hold a joint opening ceremony, according to an announcement on Wednesday.
Demand for long-haul travel continues to surge this holiday season. Rather than rushing to internet-famous check-in spots, more travelers are spending their entire holiday on a single journey, taking time to explore, observe, and immerse themselves in local experiences.
Haikou Meilan International Airport in south China's Hainan Province launched two direct routes to Malaysia on Sunday, connecting Haikou with Penang and Kota Kinabalu.
"The scenery is stunning," Ilia Popov, 25, a Russian pursuing postgraduate studies at a university in Xianyang, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, exclaimed when taking in the majesty of the Ganquan Canyon. "It's like a painter has drawn his brush across the stone."
Chaozong Street in Kaifu District of Changsha, Hunan Province, has topped the city's tourist heat index all year. On its busiest day, it sees more than 50,000 visitors. What turned this old street into a vital landmark? Please follow our camera to find the answer in the five-star reviews left by travelers everywhere.
During the period, the country's railways handled 302 million passenger trips and 192 million metric tons of freight, up 24.6% and 5% year-on-year, respectively, according to China State Railway Group Co.
The China-Laos Railway has handled more than 80 million passenger trips since it began operations in December 2021, China Railway Kunming Group said on Friday.
Guangzhou South Railway Station in southern China's Guangdong province recorded 1.049 million passenger arrivals and departures in one day during the National Day holiday, making it the first Chinese station to top 1 million in a single day.
Harbin Airport handled 150 international flights during the National Day holiday, a 41.5% increase from a year earlier, Heilongjiang Airport Group said Thursday.
The China-Laos Railway carried more than 530,000 passenger trips during China's National Day holiday from Oct. 1 to 7, including over 467,000 on the Chinese section, China Railway Kunming Group Co. said Thursday.
Ningbo Airport in east China's Zhejiang Province handled nearly 20,000 inbound and outbound passenger trips during the National Day holiday, up 34.25% from the same period in the previous month, according to figures released by the Ningbo Airport Border Inspection Station on Thursday. Daily passenger traffic averaged about 2,700 trips.
Hainan saw a 13.4% rise in inbound and outbound passenger traffic over the National Day holiday so far, the first since the Hainan Free Trade Port began island-wide independent customs operations.
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