MorepeopleonroadforNationalDayholiday

　　MajorscenicspotsaroundChinasawlargercrowdsoftouristsontheseconddayoftheone－weekNationalDayholiday.Autumnisofcourseagoldenseasontobeontheroad.Butsomepeoplefeelcomfortablewithalittleexcursiontothesuburbsorrelaxingathome.

　　AutumnisthemostcharmingseasoninChina'scapitalcityofBeijing,whenbluesky,gentlebreezesanddazzlingdisplaysofflowersdragpeopleouttokillmostoftheday.NowondertheForbiddenCitywassocrowdedonWednesday.Morethan90,000people,frominsideandoutsideBeijing,chosetospendanunforgettabledaythere,threetimesthenormalamountofvisitors.Mostofthemstillbelievethattheimperialpalaceslooktheirbestonsuchalovelyday.

　　Thesamegoesforotherattractivespotsinthecountry.InthecoastalcityofQingdao,nearly170,000visitorsthrongedtothebeaches.Sandsculpturedisplays,open－airbandperformancesandrecreationprogramstookpeoplebacktochildhood.EvenamongthehillsandvalesofHuangshanMountain,thelaughterof20,000visitorswasechoing.

　　Theholidayismuchmorecasualforpeopleathome,especiallytheelderly.ManyoldpeopleinXuzhouCityheldaclimbingcontestonWednesdaytomarkthebirthdayoftheirmotherland.Allofthemweresoexcitedwhentheywereonthetopofthemountainthattheycouldn'thelpyellingout"Hello,motherland"totherisingsun.AndonthebeachofthesouthChinacityofShantou,a300－meter－longdragon－headedkiteflewhighupinthesky.Tenlocalartisansmadethecountry'slargestkitetoextendgoodwishesforChina'sprosperity.AndthesouthChinacityofNanninghasbecomeagourmet'sparadise,where12localchefsbakedan8－meter－longbirthdaycakefortheNationalDay.