Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - May 1-2, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of grand rally, visitors
2. Various of workers parading
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) visitor (name not given):
"It is the first time I have seen such a grounded and down-to-earth event. I am deeply touched."
4. Various of workers parading, audience waving flags

Quxian County, Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, southwest China - May 1-2, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Agricultural culture exhibition venue, visitors
6. Various of farming implements on display
7. Visitors trying farming implements
8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Liu Jing, visitor:
"The time-spanning contrast makes me feel warm and encouraged."
9. Various of farming implements on display
10. Visitors trying farming implements

Xinle County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, north China - May 1-2, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Aerial shot of sculpture of Fuxi
12. Various of performance
13. Various of intangible heritage exhibition, stalls, visitors, banner for Fuxi cultural tourism festival

Luodian County, Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, southwest China - May 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Aerial shot of cityscape, buildings, parade
15. Various of folk culture parade
16. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xiong Tianyu, visitor (ending with shot 17):
"I really like the Buyi ethnic costumes, and the atmosphere is wonderful."
17. Various of parade, performance

Various themed events and folk activities are getting underway across China to celebrate the five-day May Day holiday, which began on Friday.

Bailu Yuan (White Deer Plain) movie and TV venue in northwest China's Xi'an City hosted a grand rally to pay tribute to ordinary workers.

At the event, workers from all walks of life, dressed in their professional work uniforms and holding distinctive tools of their trades, presented a heartfelt labor-themed gala for tourists.

"It is the first time I have seen such a grounded and down-to-earth event. I am deeply touched," said a visitor.

Meanwhile, Quxian County of southwest China's Sichuan Province held an exhibition featuring over 50 traditional farming implements that illustrate the full farming process -- from plowing and sowing to harvesting and grain processing, offering visitors an authentic and immersive experience of rural culture.

"The time-spanning contrast makes me feel warm and encouraged," said Liu Jing, a visitor.

Xinle County of north China's Hebei Province held a ceremony worshiping Fuxi, a mythical ancestor of the Chinese nation, with large-scale performances.

An intangible heritage exhibition was held at Hebei Academy of Fine Arts, where modern cultural and creative products were showcased alongside traditional crafts such as embroidery, wood carving and sugar painting.

The event also set up immersive interactive areas, allowing visitors to try these skills such as paper cutting themselves.

Furthermore, a folk culture parade took place in Luodian County of southwest China's Guizhou Province, blending local traditions and scenic views with holiday celebrations to give visitors a distinctive cultural experience.

On the first day of this year's May Day holiday, a total of 47 parade teams, comprising more than 2,500 people from Guizhou and Guangxi, took to the streets in exquisite ethnic costumes. The processions marched along, singing and dancing all the way.

"I really like the Buyi ethnic costumes, and the atmosphere is wonderful," said Xiong Tianyu, a visitor.