National Day Consumption Heats Up, Return Travel Runs High; China Open and WTT Highlights Keep Coming

National Day Consumption Market Sees Strong Supply and Demand

According to CCTV.com, during the 2026 National Day holiday, the domestic consumer market showed strong supply and demand and robust vitality. The deep integration of culture and tourism, empowerment by top sporting events, a recovery in physical business districts and targeted policy measures combined to drive a comprehensive rise in service consumption, experience-based consumption and big-ticket consumption ^[2].

Return Travel Runs at High Levels

The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport that cross-regional passenger trips across society exceeded 300 million on Oct. 5. Transportation nationwide gradually saw return passenger flows on Oct. 5, and transport departments upgraded services to smooth the 'last mile' of travel ^[4].

Tennis Tournament Highlights

At the WTT China Smash, Chinese player Liang Jingkun advanced to the round of 32 ^[1]. At the 2026 China Open, Djokovic won dramatically to reach the final ^[3]; Sun Xinran lost to Gauff and exited in the women's singles third round ^[6].

Long March Spirit and Rural Revitalization

In Baima County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, reporters traveled along the route the Red Army marched. The Make River surges with blue waves; highland barley on both banks of the river valley has been harvested, leaving shallow stubble in the fields. The report uses 'One Grain of Highland Barley, Two Generations' Journey' to present the iron discipline of the Long March era and a picture of revitalization in the snowland countryside ^[5].