Camping was so popular as to even become a fashion across China during the just-concluded National Day holiday, with some joking that “half of the friends     1     WeChat were camping. Outdoor camping sites were popular during the holiday and had to     2     (book) several days in advance.

According to research firm iiMedia Research, the core market size of China’s camping economy reached 74.75 billion yuan ($10.5 billion) in 2021,     3     was 62.5 percent up year-on-year.

More market-sensitive players are plowing into the industry. In 2021, more than 20,000 new camping-related enterprises sprang up in China,     4     over 5,000 have been set up this year, according to the information provider Tianyancha.

Huzhou,     5     popular tourist destination in East China’s Zhejiang province, hosted the first Camping Conference in the Yangtze River Delta in June. It also became one of the first to     6     (official) regulate the construction standards and     7     (safe) supervision (监管) of camping sites.     8     (follow) Huzhou, Beijing and Nanjing in Jiangsu province have also introduced related policies for the healthy development of the industry.

“Consumers’ demand for outdoor activities     9     (increase) in recent years. I believe     10     (many) people will join in camping and other outdoor activities in the long run,’’ said Liang Qidong, vice president of the Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences.

7 . Four Pet-Friendly Resorts (度假胜地)

To help you and your cat or dog get ready for a well-deserved and long awaited vacation, we put together four top pet-friendly resorts to visit on your journey.

Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa

Where: Milton, New York

Price: $25 pet cleaning fee; pet-friendly rooms start at $350 a night

Your pet is greeted with a water bowl and a special kitty treat or dog biscuits made by the inn’s bakery. It can also receive a comfortable bed, toys and nice breakfasts. Hike the grounds of the pet-friendly resort together—there are ponds and orchards (果园)—and visit the rescued animals.

Kinship Landing

Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Price: $49 pet fee; king suites start at $249 a night

Inside this new hotel, you’re greeted with hundreds of green plants that hang from the ceilings, along with an event space that houses an urban jungle. Order your pet a doggy bowl with local grains, sweet potatoes and eggs at the hotel’s café, and then head out to explore the Rocky Mountains.

Kimpton Sawyer Hotel

Where: Sacramento, California

Price: Rooms start at $249 a night

The pet-friendly resort has no pet fee, and there’s no limit on the number or type of pets you can bring, so pack up your dog and your cat. Awaiting them will be pet beds, food, water bowls, mats and a list of pet-friendly restaurants and parks.

Montage Palmetto Bluff

Where: Bluffton, South Carolina

Price: $150 pet fee; rooms start at $645 a night

In this great resort, your pet will be treated to a fancy pet bed, toy gifts and a special menu. For you, there’re spa treatments, stand-up paddle boarding, boating, and swimming, plus eight dining experiences.

9 . The most unusual museum in London is the Science Museum. In most museums, there’s no shouting and no running, and you aren’t allowed to touch the exhibits (展品). But the Science Museum is different, because it’s noisy! People talk about what they can see and do there, and some of the machines are noisy as well. Visiting the Science Museum is fun and it’s a great way to learn about science because you can work things out and try out ideas.

When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launch Pad. This is my favourite room because you can do physics experiments. For example, if you want to fill a bag with falling sand, you have to move a kind of truck on wheels into the correct position. I also go to the Rocket Show. You can learn how we travel into space and back again.

Then I go upstairs to Human and Nature room. You can compare your speed with animals there. You hear a noise and push a button (按钮). If you aren’t fast enough, the lion catches you! I’m faster than all my friends, but the lion still catches me.

There are also rooms on transport, the environment and space technology, as well as maths, physics and chemistry.

You can do a lot of things in this museum, but you have to obey some rules as well. For example, you mustn’t take photos of the exhibits in the museum. But you can buy postcards of them in the museum shops.

Above all, the Science Museum is free. That means you can drop in for a few minutes or you can stay as long as you like—it’s open every day, from 10 am to 6 pm. So if you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum. It’s my favourite museum in the whole world.