National Day Holiday Roundup: 2026 National Day Box Office Tops 900 Million Yuan, Cultural Tourism Offerings Debut; New York State Declares Emergency Over Measles

The 2026 National Day holiday box office has surpassed 900 million yuan, with more than 10 Chinese and foreign films released in succession.^[3]

During the National Day holiday, localities tapped deeply into intangible cultural heritage resources and local cultural roots to create diverse themed cultural tourism experiences, bringing residents and tourists a holiday cultural experience that combines cultural depth with a lively everyday atmosphere.^[6]

In county-level cultural tourism, Hanshan County in Anhui Province, drawing on its mountain-and-water ecology and thousand-year cultural heritage, innovated a "sports + cultural tourism + market" integrated model, using events to draw crowds, invigorate consumption, and promote development, and driving the events economy to become a new engine for activating county-level cultural tourism consumption.^[1]

In the field of ecological governance, a related report titled "Yin Yuzhen: Mu Us Has Become 'Green Mu Us' and 'Golden Mu Us'" presented the theme of Mu Us ecological governance.^[2]

In major projects, the Haitai Yangtze River Tunnel connects Haimen in Nantong with Taicang in Suzhou. It has a total length of 11.185 kilometers, including a shield section of 9.315 kilometers, making it the world's longest underwater highway shield tunnel; during the National Day holiday, the tunnel's construction progress drew attention.^[4]

Internationally, according to China News Service citing Reuters, on October 5, 2026 local time, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul issued an order stating that due to the measles outbreak, New York State declared a disaster emergency, effective from October 5 to November 4, 2026.^[5]