Northeast China city celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with vibrant tourism activities

The Shenlufeng Scenic Area in northeast China's Changchun City is captivating tourists with a rich tapestry of cultural tourism activities during the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.

Visitors can climb the highest peak in Changchun and take in breathtaking views of the autumn landscape.

In addition to sightseeing, the scenic area offers family activities where visitors can create bookmarks using pressed leaves or flowers, preserving memories of their Mid-Autumn Festival reunion.

The scenic area also hosts Hanfu and music performances, offering interactive and immersive experiences. Visitors can also taste a 60cm-wide mooncake, adding to the charm of traditional Chinese culture.

"We came here for the beautiful scenery and the many cultural activities. It's a wonderful place to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with kids," said one of the visitors.

"To improve the visitor experience, we have increased the number of sightseeing vehicles and staff. And those with teaching credentials or dressed in traditional Hanfu can enjoy free entry. We hope these efforts can help everyone feel the warmth of the Mid-Autumn Festival," said Yang Xiang, a staff member at Shenlufeng Scenic Area.

Northeast China city celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with vibrant tourism activities

Even under assumptions that the U.S.-Israel war on Iran does not persist past April and that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz gradually resumes, the world will face the pressure of rising oil prices throughout this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday.

In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook released on Tuesday, the EIA raised the forecast of Brent crude oil spot price for 2026 to 96 U.S. dollars per barrel from the previous forecast of 79 U.S. dollars a barrel.

Retail gasoline and diesel prices will continue the rising trend this year, said the outlook.

The outlook maintains a risk premium on crude oil prices throughout the forecast period, as the EIA expects uncertainty around future supply disruptions to keep prices above pre-conflict levels.

"Once flows through the Strait of Hormuz resume, we assume it will take time to resolve the backlog and disruption to oil tanker routes and trade flows and that the potential for future disruptions will remain at risk and create a premium in the oil price," it said.

US Energy Information Administration forecasts rising oil prices throughout 2026