China saw more than 1.45 billion domestic tourist trips in the first half of 2022, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday.

In Q2, the economy grew 0.4 percent. Due to the complex international environment and the impact of the COVID-19 outbreaks at home and other factors that exceeded expectations, downward pressure on the economy increased in Q2, NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui told a press conference Friday. 

A child interacts with an installation at Yangzhou Science and Technology Museum in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 17, 2022. 

Recently, Rongjiang County has held various watermelon festivals to help farmers promote watermelon sales during the harvest season.

Photo taken on July 16, 2022 shows visitors experiencing bamboo rafting at Sanxia Bamboo Scenic Resort in Zigui County of Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently inspected the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China and visited officials and the general public of different ethnic groups.

With good ecological environment and infrastructure, Changpoling National Forest Park has attracted many visitors to come.

Aerial photos show the grassland scenery of Bashan Mountain in Langao County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 13, 2022.