This year’s National Day holiday has seen a big travel rush across China. Many people have a long break, so travel bookings have gone up a lot. And young travelers born in the 1990s and 2000s are a large part of the visitors. However, their travel style has changed a lot. Many young Chinese travelers say no to “check-in travel”—the old way of “sleeping on the bus and taking photos at stops”. Instead of shallow (浅的) sightseeing, they prefer deep cultural experiences.

Examples are everywhere. At Shanxi’s ancient Guanque Tower, tourists chat and recite poems with actors dressed like Tang Dynasty people. In Anhui’s Wuhu, an old customs house uses AR for fun digital shows. College student Yan Ting once wandered (闲逛) Quanzhou’s old town: she watched locals make tea, chatted with them and enjoyed nanyin, a traditional music. “Local life is more attractive than hot spots,” she said. Wang Zixuan loved his time in Sanya—walking on the beach at sunrise and sitting to relax. Data shows searches for “intangible cultural heritage hands-on experiences”, “starry sky camping” and “city walks” rose 200% in 2025, with 70% of orders from post-90s and post-00s.

Some young people even try volunteer travel. In Guizhou’s Miao villages, they help record oral histories and traditional embroidery. “We want to give something to the place, not just take memories,” said one volunteer. More travelers now stay in small local hotels, eat at family restaurants and join charity work like trash cleaning. This new travel style helps them connect deeper with culture and local life.

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1. 1. What can we know about travel bookings during this year’s National Day holiday? （细节理解）

A    They became much fewer.

B    They stayed the same.

C    They were hard to get.

D    They increased greatly.

2. 2. What do young travelers prefer now instead of shallow sightseeing? （细节理解）

A    Taking photos at stops.

B    Sleeping on the bus.

C    Deep cultural experiences.

D    Visiting hot spots only.

3. 3. What does Yan Ting probably think of hot spots? （细节理解）

A    They are more fun than local life.

B    They are less attractive than local life.

C    They are as good as local life.

D    They are easier to reach than local life.

4. 4. Who mainly ordered “starry sky camping” in 2025? （细节理解）

A    Post-70s and post-80s.

B    Post-90s and post-00s.

C    Elderly people.

D    Young children.

5. 5. Why do some young people do volunteer travel in Guizhou’s Miao villages? （细节理解）

A    To take more beautiful photos.

B    To get more money from the villages.

C    To give something to the villages.

D    To learn how to make local food.