Four waitresses lie down for a photo on a glass bridge in Shiyanhu Ecological Tourism Park in Changsha, Hunan province, on Friday. Some grassroots workers, including street cleaners, chefs and security guards, are invited to the park to showcase their skills and pose for creative pictures, ahead of the May Day holiday. YANG HUAFENG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE A total of 149 million tourists are forecast to travel during the upcoming May Day holiday, up from 134 million last year, according to a survey by China Tourism Academy. Conducted in 60 cities across the country, the survey estimated that the domestic tourism industry would likely reap 88 billion yuan ($13.9 billion) of revenue during the holiday, which runs from Sunday to Tuesday, compared with 79 billion yuan in 2017. More than one-quarter of them said they will visit overseas destinations. The most popular overseas destinations include Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, while Canada, France and Russia are becoming more popular than before. Meanwhile, 31.2 percent of tourists preferred short-haul trips, the surveyed showed. The top three popular destinations are Beijing, Qinhuangdao in Hebei province and Dalian in Liaoning province, the latter two being coastal cities. They are followed by Harbin in Heilongjiang province, Shanghai, Sanya in Hainan province, and Hangzhou in Zhejiang province. Another travel guideline on the holiday issued by amap.com and local transport authorities said that the most popular scenic spots included West Lake in Hangzhou, the Bund in Shanghai and the Summer Palace and the Great Wall in Beijing. The results are based on users' search data on amap.com. Over 1.8 million tourists visited West Lake during last year's May Day holiday, according to Qianjiang Evening News. We will monitor the number of tourists coming to our scenic spot in real time and establish a multifunctional service station near the Leifeng Pagoda on Friday, a publicity official with the West Lake scenic area management committee said. Leifeng Pagoda is an important attraction at the West Lake scenic area. Visitors can check tourism information, police can keep the peace and other officials can monitor the scenic spot at the station, the department said. On April 20, Hangzhou Tourism Commission released a mini program on WeChat allowing users to search for nearby toilets and hotels and check crowd levels at scenic spots. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism reminded tourists to take good care of their safety when sightseeing. It also said visitors should respect local manners and customs and help protect the environment. customized braceletscheap personalized silicone wristbands no minimumdesign your own rubber bracelet onlinewhat are those rubber band bracelets calledcheap wristbands for events
PLA Navy ships conduct supply operations at an unspecified location in February. [Photo/Xinhua] China will conduct naval exercises with Russia and several Southeast Asian nations over the next few days, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday. A multinational sea drill will take place on Friday in waters southeast of Qingdao, Shandong province. Five Chinese Navy ships will participate, along with seven vessels from Southeast Asian nations, Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang said at a news conference. The daylong drill is the second phase of joint naval activities between China and the Southeast Asian countries that started on Wednesday. Ren said it is aimed at enhancing their cooperative capabilities in responding to pirates and medical emergencies at sea. After the exercises, China and Russia will hold their Joint Sea 2019 naval exercise in waters near Qingdao from Monday until May 4. The exercise will focus on joint defensive activities at sea, involving 13 ships, two submarines, seven fixed-wing aircraft and four helicopters from both sides. Eighty members of the two nations' marine corps will take part in the exercise. The bilateral exercise is expected to consolidate and further develop the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Russia, deepen the friendship and cooperation of the two militaries and improve the capabilities of the two navies to jointly deal with security threats. The exercise is not aimed at any third party, Ren said. He also said the two sides have a plan to conduct their third computer-based missile defense exercise in Russia before the end of this year, noting that the first round of negotiations for the exercise took place in Beijing last week to set the schedule and training regimen. Ren added that the missile defense exercise will help boost bilateral strategic trust, safeguard security interests and enhance the international strategic balance. custom silicone wristbands no minimum orderlogo braceletsxl silicone wristbandswristbands online coupon codecustom bracelets toronto<%2fcenter>
