The concept of "night tourism" has been embraced by more and more cities with beautiful skylines or lighting projects during recent years. Reasons to attract tourists at night vary from keeping them overnight to extend their stay, to avoiding unpleasant weather conditions at daytime. 

In China, “Travel by day and gone by night” used to be the touring habit of many people. Over the past years, night tourism has been developed to retain tourists to stay overnight. Cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Wuhan are privileged to develop such "night tourism" with their numerous renowned tourist spots, such as the Lantern Festival Light Show at the Palace Museum in Beijing, and the night tours in Shanghai's Huangpu River, Chengdu's Jinjiang River, and Wuhan's Yangtze River.

More and more cities are creating brands and activities of night tourism. For example, Tianjin City will initiate tourism activities within 3 to 5 years, such as "touring Haihe River" and appreciating the local Jin Opera. And Wuxi City's Nianhua Bay is also attractive at night, but requires development.

In India, the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation launched the idea of night tourism in Jaipur in 2015. The idea was introduced to the city due to the heat in the daytime during summer. With night tourism being developed, tourists can visit major attractions in the evenings from 6pm until 10pm. 

(Cover Photo: Guangzhou City's nightscape from Zhujiang River.)

(With input from Xinhua News Agency)