China has more than 3 million square kilometers of sea area. In China's international trade, 90% of the goods are completed by sea. It is precisely because China is a maritime power in the world, and also to commemorate China's great navigator Zheng He's voyage to the Western Ocean that Sailing Day was established.

When is sailing day?

Sailing day generally refers to China's sailing day, which is July 1 1 day every year. The significance of the festival is to publicize and popularize navigation and marine knowledge.

On the day of navigation, relevant departments will uniformly post the theme and slogan of the event and hold various forms of cultural publicity activities. Civil ships registered in China, non-China registered ships owned or operated by China shipping enterprises, shipping, ports, shipping agencies, maritime affairs, rescue and water transportation projects shall all fly the national flag.