Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, central China - Oct 1-2, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shots of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
2. Various of drum performance in scenic area
3. Performer serving wine to visitors
4. Performer taking selfie with foreign visitor
5. Various of foreign visitors dancing with performers
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Max, Dutch tourist (full name not given) (ending with shots 7-8):
"We are at the Zhangjiajie National Park and it has been really nice here. The atmosphere is really good. The scenery is beautiful. We've been here for three days, and everybody is really nice."
7. Performer teaching visitor how to play musical leaf
8. Performers singing, waving national flags of China
9. Various of lion dance performance on glass bridge
10. Various of foreign visitors dancing with performers
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Uther Rouatbi, Italian tourist:
"We just danced with the pretty dancers here, a Chinese dance on the Zhangjiajie glass bridge. It was very mesmerizing, it was very cool, it was very fun."
12. Aerial shots of scenic area at night, crowds of visitors
13. Various of foreign visitors watching performances, interacting with performers
14. Various of molten iron firework show, foreign visitors recording
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Alejandra, Peruvian tourist (full name not given) (ending with shot 16):
"I have never seen this before, so I was shocked. [It's] wonderful, amazing, and magical."
16. Visitors watching molten iron firework show
17. Aerial shot of scenic area
18. Visitors watching dance performance
19. Various of performers posing for photos with visitors
20. Various of performances on stage, foreign audience members
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Cevahir, German tourist (full name not given) (starting with shot 20):
"It was a great performance. China has a great culture. I love it. As we know, the technology is also very good. The combination of both was like a one-in-a-lifetime experience for me."
22. Aerial shots of scenic area
23. Various of visitors watching performances
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Despoina, Greek tourist (full name not given) (starting with shot 23):
"It was beautiful, costumes, stage, lights, everything was extravagant."
25. Various of performances on stage, foreign audience members

Foreign tourists are flocking to Zhangjiajie during the weeklong National Day holiday, taking part in ethnic customs and heritage performances alongside the scenic spot's iconic natural landscape.

Located in central China's Hunan Province, the UNESCO World Heritage site has staged folk song and dance shows across its main viewing platforms, adding cultural offerings to its world-famous mountain vistas.

At Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, open-air cultural performances set up along panoramic vantage points offered international tourists a chance to experience local music against the backdrop of the park's iconic peaks.

"We are at the Zhangjiajie National Park and it has been really nice here. The atmosphere is really good. The scenery is beautiful. We've been here for three days, and everybody is really nice," said Max, a Dutch tourist.

"We just danced with the pretty dancers here, a Chinese dance on the Zhangjiajie glass bridge. It was very mesmerizing, it was very cool, it was very fun," said Uther Rouatbi, an Italian tourist.

At night, a light show on the Zhangjiajie 72 Wonder Towers drew crowds of foreign tourists to wander around the street and eagerly participate in various interactive activities, including sharing the stage with performers and participating in traditional Tujia wedding performances.

Among the performances on the street, molten iron firework shows have been drawing on the largest groups of visitors gasping in amazement.

"I have never seen this before, so I was shocked. [It's] wonderful, amazing, and magical," said Alejandra, a Peruvian tourist.

Meanwhile, an immersive musical has been staged in the Tianmen Mountain scenic area, incorporating cultural elements such as local folk songs, traditional customs in western Hunan, and flower drum opera.

"It was a great performance. China has a great culture. I love it. As we know, the technology is also very good. The combination of both was like a one-in-a-lifetime experience for me," said Cevahir, a German tourist.

The Charm of Western Hunan grand theater in Wulingyuan District of the city has also enriched its programs with Maogusi Dance -- a primitive dance-drama of the Tujia ethnic group -- Tujia wedding customs, and folk acrobatics.
With four shows staged each night, the theater has been seeing its 3,200-seat auditorium fully occupied during the holiday.

"It was beautiful, costumes, stage, lights, everything was extravagant," said Despoina, a Greek tourist.

The seven-day National Day holiday began on Thursday, marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.