A welcome display for the 2024 Beijing International Cultural and Tourism Consumption Expo stands outside the Beijing Exhibition Center in Beijing, Nov. 1, 2024. The 2024 Beijing International Cultural and Tourism Consumption Expo is currently being held in Beijing. Organized by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the expo is the first of its kind in China to focus specifically on cultural and tourism consumption. With the theme "New Quality Productive Forces Guiding New Cultural and Tourism Consumption," the three-day event brings together domestic and international exhibitors to forge new partnerships and explore opportunities in the burgeoning cultural and tourism market. [Photo by Gong Yingchun/China.org.cn]