Traveling the Cultural Spectrum

Throughout China’s May Day holiday, from May 1 to 5, a fusion of traditional culture, modern modes of travel and trending leisure activities provided a lively cultural canvas for people’s travels across the nation, from its northeastern to southwestern regions.

1. A team puts on a traditional ethnic performance during the halftime of the village soccer league competition in Rongjiang County on May 2. This rural sports event in Guizhou Province, in southwest China, has attracted national attention in recent years

2. Visitors admire the light show at a park in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, on May 3

3. Tourists stroll around the ancient town of Xidi in Huangshan, Anhui Province, on May 4. The town is an example of ancient residents’ achievements in creating a refined living environment in the eastern province

4. Tourists take in the spectacular sights of the Yinlianzhuitan Waterfall in Anshun, Guizhou, on May 2. Yinlianzhuitan literally translates as “silver pendants falling into a pool,” a reference to the waterfall’s unique shape