Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - May 5, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Passengers at railway station
2. Passengers on platform
Sichuan Province, southwest China - May 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Passengers at airport terminal
4. Passengers boarding plane

Bazhou City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - May 1-4, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of tourists enjoying leisure activities in desert

Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China - May 1-4, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of food festival, kebab, tourists

Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, east China - May 1-4, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Aerial shot of water town, tourists

Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, northwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of people at shopping mall

Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Overseas visitors in line to pass custom

Yunnan Province, southwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Overseas visitors arriving with luggage

Shangyu Distirct, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, east China - May 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of overseas visitor experiencing bamboo weaving

Hainan Province, south China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of overseas visitors shopping

Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Various of overseas visitors at scenic spot

China's card payment giant UnionPay and online payment-clearing house NetsUnion Clearing Corporation processed nearly 28.94 billion transactions during the five-day May Day holiday, a year-on-year growth of 23.45 percent, according to central bank data released on Wednesday.

During the holiday season running from May 1 to 5, the two non-cash payment platforms combined a total value of 7.85 trillion yuan (1.14 trillion U.S. dollars) in transactions, which grew 2.74 percent over the same period of last year.

Payment transactions and value from overseas visitors during the holiday significantly increased over the corresponding period of last year, up 45.15 percent and 36.96 percent, respectively.

The growth in payments by individuals from overseas aligned with a big increase in visa-free arrivals. Official data showed that trips by foreign nationals to and from China rose to 1.26 million during the holiday, a 12.5 percent increase over a year earlier. Among those entering China, 436,000 came visa-free, up 14.7 percent year on year.