Oct. 3 News Roundup: China-Foreign Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges, Rural Autumn Outings, and Port Passenger Flow in Focus

Around Oct. 3, multiple reports presented different facets of China's social operations and people-to-people exchanges. China News Service, Hangzhou, Oct. 3, in a report titled "From Chinese Characters to Hanfu: An Australian Girl's China Connection," told the story of how an Australian girl became connected with Chinese culture, serving as a footnote to China-foreign people-to-people and cultural exchanges.^[1]

During the National Day holiday, rural autumn outings remained popular. China News Service, Guangzhou, Oct. 3 reported that in Shangluo Village, Jiangpu Street, Conghua District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, persimmons across the hills turned red one after another and hung heavy on the branches, drawing streams of visitors; the red persimmon industry has boosted autumn rural tourism.^[2] Meanwhile, China News Service, Yangzhou, Oct. 3 focused on visa-free benefits combined with convenient services, as Yangzhou sent a China Travel invitation to tourists around the world.^[5]

Port passenger flow data also reflected the vitality of cross-border exchanges. The Kunming Exit-Entry Border Inspection Station announced on Oct. 3 that as of 12:00 on Oct. 2, the total number of inbound and outbound passenger trips at the Kunming Changshui International Airport port this year had exceeded 3 million, hitting the mark 31 days earlier than in 2025 and up 11.9 percent year on year; a total of 23,800 inbound and outbound flights had been inspected.^[4]

In sports, the 2026 World Snooker Shenzhen Open held its quarterfinal matches in Shenzhen on Oct. 2. Chinese players Wu Yize and Yuan Sijun defeated England's Shaun Murphy and Michael Holt, respectively, to advance to the semifinals.^[3]

In agriculture and rural culture, China News Service, Lishui, Oct. 3 reported that the Qingtian rice-fish symbiosis system in Qingtian, Zhejiang, a hometown of overseas Chinese, was listed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization among the first batch of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems; in golden October, local rice waves rolled and field fish were plump, presenting an autumn harvest scene of rice-fish coexistence.^[6]