*Desert races, water bicycles, eco-tours, and 624,000 visitors in one county — how China's regions turned nature into the main holiday attraction*

Many regions of China are using their natural beauty to offer visitors a wide range of experiences during the five-day May holidays, which end on Tuesday. This report is from CCTV+.

Ordos in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China has turned its desert landscape into a tourism hub. It offers off-road racing, steppe culture experiences, and thrilling entertainment.

More than five hundred off-road vehicles and over two thousand drivers from across the country gathered from Saturday to Monday in the Kubuqi Desert in Hangjin District of Ordos. Intense desert racing competitions took place there. Drivers use the momentum of the sand dunes to perform complex maneuvers — drifts and jumps. One racer said: the desert has small dunes and challenging terrain. This is a great training opportunity for every driver. The desert is difficult, but very exciting.

Water sports, lakeside camping, and eco-tours are gaining popularity in cities in eastern and central China. They are creating a new wave of tourist recreation.

In Suqian city, Jiangsu Province in eastern China, tourists flocked to the Zhuhai Sports and Entertainment Town during the holidays. The water sports area became a popular destination for young people. Tourist Zou Yutong said: there are so many activities here — kayaking, go-karting, and camping. He just tried a water bicycle. It was truly exciting and a lot of fun.

In Henan Province in central China, the Danjiang scenic area in Xichuan County is known as the source of the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Its unique ecological resources have charmed visitors from across the country. Local data shows that in the first three days of the May holidays, Xichuan received 624,000 tourists. This generated over 300 million yuan in tourism revenue