Tourism booms along Pinglu Canal in S China's Guangxi

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 29, 2026 shows cruise boats at a waterway service area of Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tourism is booming along the Pinglu Canal in Guangxi recently. Many tourists take boat tours to view waterways, navigation hubs and bridges of the canal and enjoy the scenery along it.

The Pinglu Canal, officially opened to navigation on Sept. 16, links the Xijiang River shipping route with the Beibu Gulf, acting as a vital link connecting China's inland waterways with the sea. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

Tourists take a boat tour at a waterway service area of Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 29, 2026. Tourism is booming along the Pinglu Canal in Guangxi recently. Many tourists take boat tours to view waterways, navigation hubs and bridges of the canal and enjoy the scenery along it.

The Pinglu Canal, officially opened to navigation on Sept. 16, links the Xijiang River shipping route with the Beibu Gulf, acting as a vital link connecting China's inland waterways with the sea. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 29, 2026 shows cruise boats at a waterway service area of Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tourism is booming along the Pinglu Canal in Guangxi recently. Many tourists take boat tours to view waterways, navigation hubs and bridges of the canal and enjoy the scenery along it.

The Pinglu Canal, officially opened to navigation on Sept. 16, links the Xijiang River shipping route with the Beibu Gulf, acting as a vital link connecting China's inland waterways with the sea. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

Tourists enjoy sightseeing at a viewing platform of the Madao hub on the Pinglu Canal in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 29, 2026. Tourism is booming along the Pinglu Canal in Guangxi recently. Many tourists take boat tours to view waterways, navigation hubs and bridges of the canal and enjoy the scenery along it.

The Pinglu Canal, officially opened to navigation on Sept. 16, links the Xijiang River shipping route with the Beibu Gulf, acting as a vital link connecting China's inland waterways with the sea. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)