China boasts world's largest, most complete new energy industrial, supply chains: official

China has built the world's largest and most complete new energy industrial and supply chains, achieving remarkable results in the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, an official with China's top economic planner said on Thursday.

Zhao Chenxin, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), was speaking at an event marking the 2024 National Ecology Day held in Sanming City of east China's Fujian Province, where a series of significant achievements in comprehensive green transformation were unveiled.

Zhao noted that China is one of the countries with the fastest reduction in energy consumption intensity globally, with this figure decreasing by about 7.3 percent during the first three years of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), excluding raw material energy and non-fossil energy consumption.

China also boasts the world's largest installed renewable energy capacity with the fastest development speed, the official said.

"China's photovoltaic module production has ranked first in the world for 16 consecutive years, providing 70 percent of photovoltaic modules and 60 percent of wind power equipment for the world. In the first half of 2024, China's new energy vehicle market penetration rate reached 35.2 percent, ranking first among major economies," said Zhao.

The 2024 National Ecology Day event included a press conference on the important achievements made in China's efforts towards realizing the concept of an 'ecological civilization', as well as a theoretical seminar and experience exchange meeting, and the first national ecological product recommendation and exhibition.

According to carbon neutrality verification authorities, this year's activity is also a completely "carbon neutral" event.

China boasts world's largest, most complete new energy industrial, supply chains: official

China boasts world's largest, most complete new energy industrial, supply chains: official

China boasts world's largest, most complete new energy industrial, supply chains: official

China boasts world's largest, most complete new energy industrial, supply chains: official

China has seen a tourism boom in the first five days of the week-long National Day holiday, as people seize the opportunity to embrace natural and cultural attractions nationwide.

From Oct 1 to 5, Beijing received 20.5392 million tourists, including 10.8615 million tourists from other Chinese cities and 46,800 inbound tourists. Key scenic spots of the Chinese capital, including the Wangfujing Street, the Temple of Heaven Park, the Summer Palace, Nanluoguxiang, and Badaling Great Wall, were crowded with people during the holiday.

In east China's Jiangxi Province, many tourists choose to climb mountains, or walk into the countryside to feel the charm of nature. In the first five days of the National Day holiday, Sanqingshan Scenic Area, a world natural heritage site in the province's Shangrao City, received more than 600,000 tourists, an increase of 25.6 percent over last year.

"The scenery, stones and mountains are just like traditional Chinese ink paintings, with a particularly beautiful artistic conception," said Liu Hao, a tourist.

While waiting to enter the park at the foot of the mountain, tourists watched the She people's performances with rich ethnic minority style, and the children enthusiastically participated in colorful games.

"Although there are a lot of people, everyone line up in an orderly manner and there are places to sit," said Zou Wenhao, another tourist.

As of Sunday, the total number of visitors to the Mount Taishan, a UNESCO world heritage site in east China's Shandong Province, has exceeded 7 million this year. From Oct. 2 to 5, the number of tourists at the scenic spot exceeded 73,000 per day for four consecutive days, and the number reached a peak of 82,000 on Oct. 3.

Tourists can not only enjoy the beautiful scenery of Mount Taishan, but also taste various delicious food such as Taishan fried chicken and sweet and sour Yellow River carp in the nearby food street.

Chinese cities enjoy tourism boom during National Day holiday