May Day

This photo taken with a mobile phone on April 16, 2024 shows visitors viewing the exhibition "Magnificence and Grandeur: Immersive Experience of Grotto Art" at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China. ( tasteallchina /Luo Xin) BEIJING, May 13 ( tasteallchina ) -- During this year's May Day holiday, immersive, interactive exhibitions not only stopped tourists in their tracks but also gave new impetus to the cultural tourism boom. At the National Museum of China in Beijing, an exhibition titled "Magnificence and Grandeur: Immersive Experience of Grotto Art," was well received. The exhibition uses giant installations, artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, digital interactive applications and other technology to bring together cultural treasures such as Mogao Caves, Maiji Mountain Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes and Longmen Grottoes. The murals, sculptures, carvings and inscriptions in these grottoes have been recreated as digital art, conveying the aesthetic pursuits, cultural spirit and values intrinsic to ancient Chinese grotto art, making the cultural heritage radiate renewed vitality in the changing times, according to the museum's volunteer. For example, the inscriptions in Longmen Grottoes are brought back to life by AI algorithms and augmented reality (AR) infrared triggering technology. When the audience touch a character, it…

BEIJING, April 25 ( tasteallchina ) -- As the May Day holiday approaches, Chinese mainland's box office is bidding farewell to the traditional March-April slow season and entering the lucrative pre-summer period. With few major local releases, imported titles continued their lead on April's daily charts. Meanwhile, advance sales for the new May Day holiday releases are red-hot, with domestic and foreign films fiercely competing for moviegoers' attention. APRIL'S TOP EARNERS Hayao Miyazaki's fantasy animated film "The Boy and the Heron" opened on April 3, while Legendary's sci-fi flick "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" hit theaters on March 29. The two films took the first and second spots on Chinese mainland's April box office chart, accounting for 38 percent and 28 percent of total revenue, respectively. Data from box office tracker Maoyan as of 8 a.m. Thursday shows that "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" and "The Boy and the Heron" have grossed around 880 million yuan (124 million U.S. dollars) and 750 million yuan in Chinese mainland to date. The two titles are not only the biggest winners from March to April, but also the highest-grossing imports so far this year. Notably, the top two spots on March's…

Tourists visit the Zhanqiao Pier, a famous scenic area in Qingdao, Shandong province, on May 1. During the just-concluded May Day holiday, Qingdao's holiday economy continued to heat up, with a set of data vividly illustrating the vitality of the city's holiday market.According to a May Day holiday travel survey released by Ctrip, flight bookings to Qingdao increased by 21 percent year-on-year. Data from the Tujia homestay platform indicated that Qingdao made the list of the top 10 most popular destinations nationwide during the holiday.Taking advantage of the May Day holiday, Qingdao's cultural and tourism industry has been actively promoting the integration of culture and tourism and developing new creative scenarios, formats, and models such as "maritime + culture and tourism" to create new engines for high-quality development.On the first day of the May Day holiday, the Zhanqiao Pier, a famous scenic area in Qingdao, became highly popular on social media and a top streaming site. The completion and opening of the Zhanqiao Pier Terminal at Qingdao Bay and the launch of the new city-wide sea bus line have connected sea, land, and rail transportation, better meeting the demands of tourists for close-to-sea experiences. Along the coast, venues like the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, Xiaomaidao Park, and the Golden Beach Beer City all experienced peak…