At a scenic park in Taizhou, Zhejiang, a family rode a Ferris wheel to 50 metres with their cabin door unlatched after a staff member forgot to close it. The park suspended the ride and fired the operator.
Inner Mongolia's Ejina poplar forest turns gold for only about 20 days each autumn, and mid-October 2026 is the peak window. Travelers are racing to a remote desert oasis before the leaves fall.
A Chinese travel essayist revisits the old saying that once you see the Five Great Mountains, no other peak is worth climbing — and asks whether Huangshan quietly breaks that rule.
Harbin's Jinhewan Wetland Park has turned gold, red and silver as reeds bloom and migratory birds skim the water. It is a quiet, free autumn spectacle in China's coldest major city.
A viral science explainer flips the usual assumption: a chicken jerks its head not to move it, but to hold it perfectly still while its body walks. The trick is a reflex humans share but rarely notice.
Dunhuang's Mingsha sand dunes deployed a world-first camel traffic light and rotating camel shifts as Golden Week crowds surged. The holiday's real winner was Chengdu, which drew 7.4 million outside visitors in four days.
In the loess hills of Gansu, a county of 450,000 people spent 34 years turning steep slopes into terraces using shovels, picks and back baskets. The result is a landscape that now draws curious travelers.
On October 1, Chinese social feeds fill with polished National Day greetings, from 'May all go well' to 'a romance of 1.4 billion people.' The copy-paste holiday post has become a quiet ritual of belonging.
A Chinese traveler finally reaches Angel Falls, the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall at 979 meters, after friends warned him off a country they only knew from travel advisories. His verdict: Venezuela may be the most underrated destination he has ever visited.
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