Various regions in China are taking diverse approaches to boost consumption in summer.
The Haizhu National Wetland Park in Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, has launched new sports activities including canoeing and dragon boat-rowing, which are getting increasingly popular among residents and tourists, helping economic growth of the city.
Many other tourists in Guangzhou chose to enjoy themselves at the largest indoor ski resort in south China, which has attracted many skiing enthusiasts from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
"This indoor ski resort sees a large number of people particularly on Saturdays and Sundays, and about half of them are from Hong Kong. That's because people in Hong Kong can take high-speed trains or buses to come to Guangdong. And most importantly, we can simply drive our own cars to Guangdong in the recent couple of years," said a Hong Kong skiing enthusiast.
In 2023, new policies were implemented to allow single-plated vehicles -- vehicles only registered in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or Macao Special Administrative Region -- to head north into the mainland through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, marking that a "one-hour living circle" was basically formed for Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao.
As a must-see for tourists who visit northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the Shapotou scenic area in the city of Zhongwei is embracing a peak tourism season in summer.
As a place where desert, the Yellow River, mountain and oasis landscapes converge, Shapotou offers to the visitors unique experiences with desert surfing and star-gazing-themed desert hotel accommodation.
"I really want to apply for the job of driving a desert surfing vehicle here, because it feels super great driving the vehicle on the slopes in the desert," said a tourist named Li Jiangbiao.
This summer, Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province, has been developing pet economy by building on the facilities of a special pet park on the Jiangxinzhou islet of the Yangtze River, which has drawn many pet owners and animal lovers, and unleashed huge consumption potential.
"Our park receives thousands of visitors on average every weekend, with the highest daily number reaching tens of thousands of visitors. We will organize more events themed on pets to facilitate diverse socializing patterns among young people," said Chen Junren, a senior manager of the pet park.
Diverse approaches boost summer consumption in China
