In late April, Air China and China Eastern Airlines both won approval to launch new flights between Shanghai and London, breaking a longtime unwritten rule that only one Chinese carrier can operate a major intercontinental flight between a particular Chinese city and the United States or Europe.
While most of the country's workers enjoy a welcome break in May, those working in pet hotels will barely have a chance to draw breath.
Travel photos of pets are always popular on social media, whether it's a cat snuggling in the basket of a bicycle, a golden retriever sleeping with its owner in a tent under the stars, or a husky sticking its head out of a car window.
As the May Day holiday mood takes hold, many wealthier families have booked their furry family members into luxurious boarding kennels, which can cost as much as a three-star hotel, where the animals will be pampered with fancy experiences.
Having traveled to more than 20 countries and regions, Shi Hui, 36, a university lecturer in Shanghai, treasures the souvenirs he bought at each of the places.
Even as physical-space retailers explore online channels, Ctrip, China's biggest online travel agency, is expanding its offline footprint.
There's a growing niche in China for matcha and related greenish desserts and drinks, such as matcha-flavored layered cake, ice cream and lattes.
Green tea has long been the favorite drink in Southwest China's Guizhou province. Now, the region has started to brew something new - matcha, and the sales are burgeoning. The province aims to sell its matcha products to Starbucks, export more products to Japan and further expand the domestic market.
The New Culture Movement Memorial of Beijing is holding an exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the May Fourth Movement, an anti-imperialist campaign in China in 1919.
Iconic Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai revealed that the decision to stick to the opening date for Jinpa, an art-house film produced by his studio, Jet Tone Films, was the result of "rational analysis", despite clashing with the release of Hollywood blockbuster Avengers: Endgame.
Cui Yun, an iconic figure in China's rocket-manufacturing sector, is known for his stern face.
It's quite routine for Liu Hongjia and Liu Yuxi to post video blogs online about their travels around China and abroad, whether it's a romantic picnic under cherry-tree blossoms in Japan or a trip to an elegant coffeehouse in China.
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