Accompanied by the singing of the tour guide and the laughter of the bus, at about 9am on May 24, a tour bus set out from Shiqi District and headed for Nanlang Town National Wetland Park.

This is Zhongshan's first tour group since the Zhongshan Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau issued a notice on May 22 allowing travel agencies and on-line tourism enterprises provide in-province tour services and orderly resume tourism activities.

The head of the travel agency said that the tour group only contained 30 guests to avoid close contact among tourists. All the tourists were Zhongshan citizens, and this one-day tour covered Nanlang Town National Wetland Park, Yakou Village, and Zuobu Village.

Before departure, the tour guide distributed masks to each tourist, disinfected them, took their body temperatures, and provided drinking water.

"This is our first trip with a group after the epidemic." Ms Li, a tourist, said. "I take my children here to learn more about the local conditions, customs, history and culture of Nanlang. It turns out that there are so many interesting places in Zhongshan."