Hong Kong anticipates 980,000 mainland Chinese visitors over the upcoming holiday week. Rather than seeing major sights, many travelers are preferring slower, curated trips focused on exhibitions and neighborhood walks, as highlighted by social media trends.

Hong Kong expects about 980,000 mainland Chinese visitors over the Labour Day “golden week” holiday from May 1 to 5, a 7 per cent increase from last year. Instead of rushing through major attractions, many travellers are opting for slower, highly curated itineraries centred on exhibitions, neighbourhood walks and carefully timed photo spots – trends driven by popular social media platforms such as RedNote. Here, the South China Morning Post highlights what mainland tourists are currently...