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The National Day holiday is an important tourism and consumption period in China, and parks across the country attract tourists through a variety of activities.
CCTV News (News Network): During this National Day holiday, parks across the country held a variety of cultural activities, and more than 210 million people enjoyed the holiday in the parks.
Enjoy autumn during the day and take a night tour at night. During this holiday season, parks across the country are no longer limited to daytime tours, but are organizing various night tours to extend the duration of the tour. In Wuxi, the Golden Autumn Theme Lantern Festival in Meiyuan Park takes the Classic of Mountains and Seas as its core theme, "moving" the fantasy myths from the ancient books into the century-old Jiangnan gardens.
Taking advantage of the holidays, parks in various places are constantly enriching their park attractions so that citizens and tourists can have “scenery to enjoy, places to visit, and fun to enjoy” nearby. In Chaozhou, Chaoren Park was built into an urban leisure complex and received more than 240,000 tourists during the holidays. In Hefei, Luogang Park relies on its unique natural ecology to create a light consumption model of "viewing + shopping + leisure".
Data from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development shows that during the National Day holiday, city parks across the country held a total of 11,000 special activities such as festive flower shows, cultural performances, and intangible cultural heritage experiences, receiving more than 210 million tourists and driving consumption of more than 5.2 billion yuan.
During the National Day holiday, the passenger flow in and out of Beijing reached 31.77 million, with a daily average of 4.539 million, a year-on-year increase of 11.34%; of which 5.606 million passengers entered and exited Beijing on National Day, a record high. Highway self-driving accounts for 60.9%, railways 30%, and civil aviation 8.7%. The average daily passenger volume of public transportation in the city was 10.876 million, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%.

During the National Day holiday in 2026, the outbound flow of Chinese tourists and the incoming foreign tourists showed a two-way growth trend. Factors such as the expansion of the visa-free policy, the increase in international air routes, and the convenience of cross-border payments have lowered the threshold for cross-border travel. Data show that the number of people entering the country during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday increased by 16.8% year-on-year, including a 37.7% increase in foreigners and a 32.7% increase in visa-free entry. From January to August, border inspection agencies across the country inspected 499 million entry-exit persons, a year-on-year increase of 8.7%. The number of Chinese tourists from Australia, Croatia, Brazil and other places has increased significantly. At the same time, foreign tourists come to China to experience intangible cultural heritage, food and culture. Cross-border tourism is shifting from sightseeing to in-depth experiences, becoming a bridge connecting China and the world.

During the National Day holiday, the continued rainy weather in Shanghai did not affect the enthusiasm of foreign tourists. They visited Yuyuan Garden and other scenic spots, experienced tea culture, and enjoyed convenient departure tax refund services. With the rise of the 'Chinamaxxing' travel method, foreign tourists not only visit well-known attractions, but also go deeper into old streets, business districts and transportation hubs to experience a true three-dimensional China. Data show that Shanghai’s outbound tax refund sales increased by 52% year-on-year, and the number of inbound tourists increased significantly.

During the National Day holiday in 2026, the popularity of red tourism is rising across the country, the consumer market is booming in both supply and demand, the transportation network continues to be optimized, people and logistics are fully flowing, demonstrating the resilience and vitality of the Chinese economy, and the people's sense of happiness is increasing day by day.

The InterContinental Hotel Taipei officially opened today. It is located in the Taipei Arena Park. It is a 20-story building, offering 347 guest rooms and suites and 7 major catering brands. Hotel general manager Luo Jiaqi said that the target occupancy rate is 80%, of which 80% are foreign guests and 20% are local guests. The hotel is positioned as a luxury hotel to attract international tourists and fill the gap in Taiwan's luxury hotel market.

Mainland Chinese visitor arrivals in Hong Kong surpassed the government's forecast of 1.29 million for the entire National Day Golden Week holiday within the first six days, reaching 1.3 million and boosting local retail and hotel business.