China Tourism Day is locked based on the opening date of Xu Xiake’s Travel Notes

"Diary of Traveling to Tiantai Mountain"

China Tourism Day originated from the opening chapter of "Travel Diary of Xu Xiake" on Tiantai Mountain: "Diary of Traveling to Tiantai Mountain": "Guichou's March Dusk (1613 AD)" On May 19, 1613, Xu Xiake set out from the west gate of Ninghai and visited famous mountains and rivers, starting his "journey". A journey of tens of thousands of miles and thirty years of hesitation. In the next thirty years, he traveled throughout most of China and wrote beautiful and gorgeous travel notes. On March 30, 2011, May 19, the opening day of "Xu Xiake's Travels", was designated as "China Tourism Day", and China became one of the few countries in the world to establish a national tourism day.

China Tourism Day is related to Xu Xiake, the great traveler, geographer, historian and writer of the Ming Dynasty in my country. When you open "Xu Xiake's Travels", the first article is "Diary of a Tour to Tiantai Mountain". In the past 30 years, Xu Xiake has traveled throughout most of China and written many travel notes. During this period, he visited Tiantai Mountain three times and wrote two travel notes: "Diary of a Tour to Tiantai Mountain" and "After Diary of a Tour to Tiantai Mountain". The previous article was written after he entered Tiantai Mountain and visited Tiantai Mountain in the 41st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1613). The latter article was written twenty years later. He once again explored the Tiantai landscape in more detail. After revisiting Huading and Shiliang, he went to Yandang Mountain on the way. After returning, he carefully examined the scenery in the southwest of Tiantai. And in his most essential work "Xu Xiake's Travels", he compiled both travel notes into it. One place is included in two articles. In "Xu Xiake's Travels", there are only three places including Tiantai Mountain. What is even more worth mentioning is that "Diary of Traveling to Mount Tiantai" was edited in the first chapter of "Travel Notes". As the opening work, it can be seen that Mount Tiantai has a high status in the minds of "Traveling Saints".