May Day celebrations: Joy and leisure abound

In its latest tourism report for the Chinese market, major Chinese travel platform Ctrip said that travelers’ enthusiasm remained high during the May Day holiday, with outbound and inbound travel bookings seeing obvious growth.

While some Shenzhen residents embarked on domestic journeys to explore their vast country or even traveled overseas during this year’s May Day holiday, which ran from Wednesday to yesterday, many people in Shenzhen chose to stay in the city to enjoy their holiday by shopping, dining, exercising, or visiting museums.

Meanwhile, Shenzhen also welcomed an increasing number of tourists during the five-day holiday, making the city one of the top 10 most popular domestic tourism destinations, along with Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing, according to Ctrip. 

Throngs of people are seen at the Xiaomeisha coastal park in Yantian District on Friday. Liu Xudong

Residents and visitors enjoy their holiday at Lianhua Hill Park in Futian District on Friday. Yang Yunfei

Children ride balance bicycles at UpperHills in Futian District as part of the Sino-German Spring Market event, Saturday. Lin Songtao

People enjoy the swings at Bijia Hill Sports Park in Futian District on Saturday. Lin Songtao

Two cosplayers walk alongside Xinzhou Road in Futian District on Wednesday. Liu Xudong

Children play football at Bijia Hill Sports Park in Futian District as part of the Sino-German Spring Market event, Saturday. Lin Songtao

Visitors take pictures at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center in Nanshan District yesterday. Liu Xudong