Published on: 2026-09-17
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Shanghai, September 17 /Xinhua/ — In the golden autumn season, as part of the 37th Shanghai Tourism Festival, the city of Shanghai attracted a large number of foreign tourists. This annual tourism event becomes a window for overseas guests to gain a deeper understanding of the East China metropolis and fall in love with “China Travel.”
As part of the Shanghai Tourism Festival, the dance ensemble “Stanitsa” from the Russian city of Krasnodar came to Shanghai to participate in the grand opening parade of the festival, as well as in subsequent flash mobs at iconic city locations such as the HaiChuan Oceanarium and the Shanghai Tower skyscraper.
According to the report, the ensemble was created in 1990, and its main repertoire is based on the dance traditions of Kuban. During the festival, the ensemble performed a traditional folk dance that conveyed to the audience an atmosphere of warmth and hospitality, and also sparked great interest among the public in Shanghai. In less than a week, they became popular on social networks. The ensemble members, who performed as dancers, simultaneously discovered Shanghai as tourists and also fell in love with this city.
Ensemble member Ekaterina Seraya said that this was her second time visiting Shanghai. She first visited the city ten years ago and felt huge changes. “Back then, I thought Shanghai was a very big city, but now it seems even bigger,” she shared. According to her, another noticeable change is that the city now has many more Western cuisine restaurants, which significantly makes staying here easier for tourists.
Danil Tatarinov participated for the second time in the Shanghai Tourism Festival as part of the creative team of LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort. According to him, he is very happy to have become a part of this large-scale event. “During rehearsals and performances, I can communicate with performers from all over the world and often receive unexpected, pleasant surprises,” he shared.
“This is a very safe and incredibly beautiful city. It has modern business centers as well as historic districts, and through Shanghai you can feel the charm of China, where history and modernity intertwine,” he said.
The grand opening parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival is one of the iconic events of the autumn tourism season in Shanghai. According to the major events office of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, since foreign folk groups began participating in the Shanghai Tourism Festival, more than 600 different groups from around the world have visited Shanghai in total. Thanks to this festive event, people from different countries have had the opportunity to fully communicate and get to know each other better. This year, out of the 21 performing groups in the parade, more than ten are foreign troupes from Russia, Thailand, Malaysia, Croatia, Spain, the United States, Australia, and other countries. The Shanghai troupe also included many people from different countries. Many of them traveled from Shanghai to Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Zhangjiajie, and other cities to enjoy the beautiful landscapes and vibrant life of various regions of China during the golden autumn. They won the hearts of Chinese audiences and themselves fell in love with traveling throughout China.
According to the latest data, from January to July this year Shanghai received approximately 6.18 million inbound tourists, which is 27.9% more compared to the same period last year. Of these, the number of foreign tourists was about 4.8 million people, which increased by 30% year-on-year. Analysts in this field predict that the Shanghai Tourism Festival and the upcoming 48th WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 World Championship of Professional Skills this autumn will contribute to attracting even more foreign tourists to the country to experience the charm of traveling in China. -0-
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