Tourist attractions across China are seeing a booming season as the summer vacation begins, with colorful activities and projects rolled out to fascinate the tourists and students.
Dawa Village in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, is known for its unique stone buildings. The whole village is located in the Taihang Mountain, and the houses, roads and bridges are all built with mountain stones.
In recent years, the village has developed a unique cultural tourism industry around stone elements. It also holds electronic music festivals, traditional folk performances, acrobatic performances and other activities to attract tourists during the summer vacation.
"We saw this place online and drove here today. It is especially beautiful when the lights are on at night," said a tourist.
Museums have also become a popular choice during the summer vacation. Not long ago, the new Inner Mongolia Museum opened for trial operation after its overall relocation, highlighting the combination of traditional historical relics with cutting-edge technologies such as AI.
The museum's first-floor lobby is equipped with an AI tour guide, which can respond to visitors' questions in seconds based on the DeepSeek model and a large amount of input knowledge on cultural relics. In each floor of the exhibition hall, there are four tour guide robots to accompany visitors, providing customized explanations based on their real-time locations.
There is also a cultural relics knowledge graph screen in the museum, where the people and historical events related to the cultural relics are woven into a clear and dense network.
Beijing has recently launched its first night river rafting project, enabling tourists to drift downstream on inflatable rafts while savoring illuminated displays, such as 3D water screen projections and molten iron fireworks.
The whole rafting process takes about 25 minutes. At each exciting point along the way, as well as places like sharp bends or steep slopes, there are safety guards and corresponding anti-collision facilities to ensure the safety of tourists.
Tourist attractions across China fascinate students with colorful activities
The statement of U.S. President Donald Trump highlighted the urgency for reforming global governance, according to a poll from China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Friday.
"I don't need international law," said Trump during an with The New York Times this week, days after the U.S. attack on Venezuela and the forcible seizure of President Nicolas Maduro. This statement perfectly captures Washington's unilateral and hegemonic trajectory. The New York Times observed that Trump's assessment of his own freedom to use any instrument of military, economic or political power to cement American supremacy was the most blunt acknowledgment yet of his world-view.
In a global public opinion poll conducted by CGTN, 93.5 percent of respondents expressed belief that the U.S., by pursuing unilateralism, has placed itself in opposition to the international community. Also, 91.7 percent think that reforming the global governance system is an urgent priority.
On Wednesday the U.S. announced its withdrawal from 66 international organizations, setting a new record for its retreat from multilateral commitments. These organizations span climate, energy, and global governance, among other fields. Trump argues that their operations run counter to U.S. national interests, sovereignty, and economic prosperity.
In response, 84.1 percent of respondents were not surprised by the U.S. move. Meanwhile, 88.9 percent viewed it as another radical step under the "America First" doctrine. In addition, 93 percent believed the U.S. approach of using international systems when beneficial and abandoning them when not severely undermines the existing international order and global fairness and justice. Also, 88.3 percent noted that the U.S. withdrawals once again expose it as an irresponsible major power, dealing a significant blow to its international reputation. Furthermore, 88.5 percent believe the U.S. withdrawals reflect its negative attitude toward global governance.
The recent episode of unilateral and bullying actions by the U.S. government has sparked widespread alarm and discontent within the international community. Washington's adherence to the law of the jungle where "might is right" is severely undermining the global governance system. In the poll, 89.9 percent of respondents agreed that multilateralism, based on coordination and cooperation, remains key to addressing current global governance challenges. Meanwhile, 94.4 percent believe it is crucial to advance the reform of the global governance system, uphold international rule of law, and enhance the effectiveness of multilateral mechanisms. Moreover, 90 percent think major powers should shoulder greater responsibility and play a more constructive role in promoting global governance reform.
The poll was conducted across CGTN platforms in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Russian languages, attracting 24,000 responses within 24 hours.
Trump says 'I don't need international law,' highlighting urgency for reforming global governance: CGTN poll
