China Tourism Day

China Tourism Day
Observed by	China
Significance	Day to commemorate Xu Xiake's Travels
Date	18 May
Next time	18 May 2026 (2026-05-18)
Frequency	Annual
First time	2011

The China Tourism Day is a holiday in the People's Republic of China to commemorate Xu Xiake's Travels. It is celebrated on May 19.

History

The China Tourism Day was officially established by the State Council of China in 2011. The China Tourism Day launches an event theme every year.

• 2011: "Read Ten Thousand Books, Travel Ten Thousand Miles"
• 2012: “Healthy Life, Happy Travel”
• 2013: “Leisure benefits the people, beautiful China” ^[1]
• 2014: “Happy Tourism, Public Welfare and Benefiting the People” ^[2]
• 2015: “New Normal, New Tourism” ^[3]
• 2016: “Tourism promotes development, tourism promotes poverty alleviation, and tourism promotes peace”
• 2017: “Travel makes life happier” ^[4]
• 2018: "Whole-region Tourism, Better Life"
• 2019: "Culture and Tourism Integration for a Better Life"
• 2020: "Integration of Culture and Tourism, Better Life"
• 2021: "Green Development, Better Life"
• 2022: “Experience Chinese culture and enjoy a wonderful journey” ^[5]
• 2023: “A Beautiful China, a Happy Journey” ^[6]
• 2024: “Travel around China and live a happy life” ^[7]

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