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Shanghai's eyewear market: a must-visit for foreigners
What makes the Shanghai International Glasses City a must-visit for foreigners? For years, travelers have scoured the globe for affordable glasses. Now, with lightning-fast 30-minute service, they're not just saving money. They're experiencing the real "China speed" firsthand.
May08,2026
Interview: Tourism serves as tie linking Belgium, China, Visit Flanders official says
Tourism serves as a tie linking Belgium and China together and helps facilitate people-to-people exchanges, Li Xin, director of Chinese Market at Visit Flanders, has said in a recent written interview with Xinhua.
May06,2026
ChinaInNumbers | Beijing receives over 18 million tourist visits during May Day holiday
The Chinese capital city of Beijing received 18.83 million tourist visits during the five-day May Day holiday, up 5.1 percent year on year, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism said on Tuesday.
May06,2026
GLOBALink | "GO BEIJING" makes travel super convenient
Good news for foreign travelers in Beijing! The newly-launched "GO BEIJING," a comprehensive online service platform, offers a full range of services for inbound visitors across different scenarios, making travel in the city far more convenient.
April30,2026
Tourism heats up across China ahead of May Day holiday
As the May Day holiday approaches, the tourism markets across the country are heating up.
April28,2026
Cambodia-China tourism debit card initiative launched to enhance cross-border payments, tourism growth
A Cambodia-China tourism debit card initiative has been launched to enhance cross-border QR code payments, boost tourism growth and provide more convenience to travelers, said a news release from Cambodia's Ministry of Tourism on Thursday.
March20,2026
Chinese mainland visitor arrivals to Singapore up 61 pct year-on-year in February
Visitor arrivals from the Chinese mainland to Singapore reached 432,330 in February, up 61.3 percent from the same month in 2025, the Singapore Tourism Board said Monday.
March16,2026
A cultural encounter with "Nihao China" at Berlin tourism trade fair
From an expanded visa-free transit policy to broader unilateral visa-free access, a series of measures is making China increasingly attractive to international visitors, who love to explore Chinese culture, scenery and new experiences.
March09,2026
African countries seek to tap China's outbound tourism market
Delegates attending Meetings Africa 2026, held in Johannesburg from Monday to Wednesday, called for optimized visa policies, improved infrastructure and targeted marketing to attract more Chinese tourists to the continent to boost economic growth and deepen people-to-people exchanges.
February26,2026
China sees record-high tourist numbers, spending during Spring Festival holiday
China's tourism sector showed strong momentum during the Spring Festival holiday, with both visitor numbers and tourism spending hitting record highs.
February25,2026
Chinese tourists spend Spring Festival exploring Egypt's ancient wonders
As the Chinese people welcomed the Year of the Horse during this year's Spring Festival, many travelers chose to spend the holiday among the temples, pyramids and museums of Egypt, drawn by its cultural depth and growing travel convenience.
February24,2026
Interview: One of UAE's fast-growing emirates looks to China to boost tourism -- official
Ras Al Khaimah is ramping up efforts to attract Chinese tourists and investors as it seeks to triple annual visitor numbers by 2030, the chief executive of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) said on Wednesday.
February12,2026
China Focus: Galloping into tradition, int'l travelers flock to China for Year of the Horse Spring Festival
With the Year of the Horse on the horizon, more international tourists are joining China's traditional Spring Festival festivities.
February11,2026
Economy&Life | Yakeshi of Inner Mongolia leverages cold climate for auto testing and tourism growth
Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been an important base for cold-area automotive testing due to its long, freezing winter season. While a large number of engineers and technicians pay regular visits for business purposes to the city, they also provide a stable client base for other services available here.
February10,2026
Remote Chinese city Altay thrives in long winter, turning snow into tourism success
"Who could have imagined 20 years ago that our snow would turn into a treasure mountain bringing prosperity?" said Huanishibek Slanbek, a fifth-generation inheritor of the craft of making fur skis in Altay.
January28,2026
Duty-free shopping boom fuels Hainan's drive toward int'l tourism, consumption center
At the Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in south China's island province of Hainan, customers stood in a long line behind a checkout counter. Anton, a tourist from Belarus, was shopping with his family and soon picked out the iPhone 17 he wanted.
January19,2026
Snow becomes gold as tourists embrace the cold in China
As exhilarated tourists ride the 521-meter super ice slide and take photos with the spectacular ice sculptures on show in the Harbin Ice-Snow World theme park, they are contributing to a growing ice and snow industry that has been reporting record numbers in the world's second-largest economy.
January09,2026
"Cultural museum +" drives consumption boom in China during New Year holiday
Museums across China launched a series of special events centered around "cultural museum +" during the New Year holiday to blend historical and cultural elements with the festive atmosphere of the new year, making these museums popular attractions for both locals and tourists and fueling sustained growth in the cultural and creative consumer market.
January08,2026
Chinese mainland leads int'l tourist arrivals to Vietnam in 2025
Tourists from the Chinese mainland accounted for the largest share of international visitors to Vietnam in 2025, making up 25 percent of the country's total foreign arrivals, or more than 5.28 million tourists, local media VnExpress reported Tuesday.
January07,2026
Eyes on Hainan: Travel fair showcases, connects tourism cultures worldwide
The three-day China International Travel Mart 2025 wrapped up in Haikou, south China. Drawing over 1,000 culture and tourism industry operators from 101 countries and regions, the event showcased global travel cultures across five sections in a vibrant exchange.
December25,2025
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