BOOMING TOURISM
2021-05-19
Young travelers pose for photos at the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China， which was held in late July 1921 in Shanghai， on May 4.
The country witnessed a total of 230 million domestic tourist trips during the May Day holiday from May 1 to May 5， up 119.7 percent from last year. Tourism revenue reached 113.23 billion yuan （about $17.5 billion）， up 138.1 percent from last year， according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on May 5.
Bicycle Fair
Visitors view bicycles during the 30th China International Bicycle Fair in Shanghai on May 5. The four-day event kicked off that day， drawing over 1，000 enterprises to participate.
Sea Levels
Chinas coastal areas face increasing risks as sea levels along the coast have continued to rise at an accelerated pace in the past 40 years， according to official accounts， Xinhua News Agency reported on May 3.
The sea level will rise by 55 to 170 mm in the next 30 years， according to a bulletin released by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
From 1980 to 2020， sea levels along the coast climbed at a rate of 3.4 mm per year with fluctuations， the report said， adding that the rise exceeded the global average during the same period.
In 2020， sea levels along Chinas coast were 73 mm higher than in normal years， reaching their third highest point since 1980.
China should protect its shores based on the ecological concept and comprehensively improve the adaptability to rising sea levels， the report added.
Logistics Port
An international land-sea logistics port has started operations in Guizhou Province with an annual transportation capacity of approximately 5 million tons， Xinhua reported on May 3.
The Dulaying international land-sea logistics port， located in the provincial capital Guiyang， recently saw its first train loaded with 1，650 tons of bauxite depart for Qinzhou Port in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region， from where the cargo would be shipped abroad.
The port is a key station listed in the development plan of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor， a trade and logistics passage jointly constructed by Singapore and provinciallevel regions of west China.
