Wood has lived in the southeastern Chinese Province of Fujian for three and a half years, now teaching digital media and AI at an international school in Xiamen. In early June, he completed a 3,000-kilometre RV journey across Xinjiang. What he brought back was not just images of snow-capped mountains and grasslands, but a conviction: the Xinjiang depicted in much of the Western media is not the one he saw.
"It was a very different place from how it's perceived." James Wood, an Anglo-Australian teacher and social media creator currently based in Xiamen, China, shared this heartfelt sentiment after completing a 10-day, 3,000-kilometer RV trip across Xinjiang.
China recorded 23.72 million visa-free foreign entries in the first eight months of 2026, up 26.8% year on year and accounting for 77.6% of all foreign arrivals, according to data released on Thursday at the Immigration Management Cooperation Sub-forum of the 2026 Conference of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province.
Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong ranked among the world's top 10 tourism cities in the World Tourism Cities Development Report (2025-2026), released at the 2026 World Tourism Cooperation and Development Conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport has been ranked the best-connected airport in the Asia-Pacific for 2025, according to the Airport Industry Connectivity Report released on Monday by Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific & Middle East.
Hunan cuisine chain Chef Fei opened its first overseas restaurant in San Diego, California, last week, marking a new stage in the global expansion of Hunan's famed spicy cuisine.
A themed installation is pictured at a business district in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, Aug 10, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua
China's railways handled 954 million passenger trips during the 62-day summer travel rush from July 1 to Aug. 31, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
Recently, Danjiang Grand View Garden, a National AAAA-level scenic area in Xichuan County, Nanyang City, Henan Province, has emerged as a top getaway for mountain and river leisure, cultural study tours and holiday trips across the Central Plains.
A library featuring Western fantasy-inspired architecture in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province, has become a popular tourist attraction since opening to the public on Aug. 10.
Major Chinese airlines have introduced paid in-flight meal options on domestic routes, ranging from affordable snacks to premium platters costing several hundred yuan, as carriers seek to diversify their catering services.
Maye Musk and her son, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, have recently shared posts about China on social media, drawing attention to their positive remarks about the country.
The China National Tourist Office in Tokyo promoted the Chinese cultural and tourism sector at the "World Tour Summer Fair 2026," held in Sapporo, Hokkaido, from Saturday to Sunday.
The online buzz surrounding the barbecue feast in East China's Zibo city may have cooled, but the city continues to attract visitors, including a growing number of international tourists.
Adora Magic City, China’s first domestically built large cruise ship, set sail from Shekou Cruise Homeport in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, on Thursday, bound for Vietnam.
The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway recently recorded a 99.4% on-time departure rate in the first half of this year, with 10,574 of its 10,640 train services departing all on schedule, according to the latest data from operator PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC).
The Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, has rolled out a series of immersive intangible cultural heritage activities for the summer season.
A new international air route linking Yinchuan, Guangzhou and Singapore was launched on Monday, opening a new air corridor connecting northwest China with Southeast Asia.
The international passenger air route linking Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Khujand of Tajikistan has increased flight frequency starting Saturday, according to the Kashi-Laining International Airport.
A 4,285-meter canal carved into a karst cliff in southwest China’s Chongqing has become a social media sensation, attracting photographers and hikers to Qianjin village in Wulong district.
A sea-based rocket launch in Haiyang, Shandong Province, has attracted tens of thousands of visitors during the summer travel season.
Trial operations for the Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway began on Thursday when a train departed Harbin Station in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province at 7:40 a.m. and arrived at Yichun West Station 2 hours and 2 minutes later.
A male West African manatee calf named Bixin has turned one month old at Chimelong Spaceship, an indoor theme park in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, joining China’s largest captive conservation population of the species.
Yanji Airport in northeast China's Jilin Province handled 230,300 passenger trips in July, a single-month record, the airport said Tuesday.
Scenic spots across China are introducing nighttime experiences, combining daytime sightseeing with after-dark exploration amid the summer travel rush and soaring daytime temperatures.
China’s national summer railway travel campaign, which began on July 1, has handled 432 million passenger trips, China Railway reported.
A Boeing 767 all-cargo aircraft carrying 50 metric tons of goods departed from Haikou Meilan International Airport for Milan Bergamo Airport on Saturday, marking the official launch of the Tbilisi-Haikou-Milan cargo route with fifth-freedom traffic rights.
A traditional snack from Guangdong's Chaoshan region, known as rice-free kueh, has surged in popularity after appearing in the hit film Dear You, drawing food lovers from across China and overseas.
The "2026 Huaxing Young Reporters Sichuan Camp" kicked off in Chengdu on Monday, bringing together students from seven countries to explore the city's technological innovation and cultural heritage.
Hohhot, capital of North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, launched a direct international air service to Vladivostok, a major port city in Russia’s Far East, on Tuesday.
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