Travel trivia:Why is China’s tourism festival scheduled for May 19?

May 19th is China Tourism Day. You may be wondering what is special about this day. Why do you want to locate the tourist day on May 19th?

This is to start from xú xiá kè. Everyone knows that xú xiá kè is a famous Chinese writer, geographer and traveler. His book “Xú xiá kè Travels” is the first book to systematically record China’s geomorphology and geology. The first part of “Xú xiá kè Travels” – “You Tiantai Mountain Diary” is written on May 19, 1613.

On March 30, 2011, the State Council executive meeting passed a resolution, and China officially established the National Tourism Day, which is scheduled for May 19 of each year.