cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/62620960
The Chinese travel and tourism economy grew 9.9% last year, more than twice the global rate and much faster than the 0.9% pace registered by the US, according to new data by the World Travel & Tourism Council, a trade group, and lead research partner Chase Travel.
I recall the days when folk from China were trying to escape the country. Nowadays…not only do they want to go back…but foreigners want to go there…nuts.
Its a completely different country. Talking to family who went there in the 2000s for work, their experiences are entirely alien.
I’d love to visit China, but that photo is anything but alluring to me heh
That’s the densist part of Chongqing, the equivalent of showing someone Manhattan to represent all of America. The rest of China isn’t quite so visually loud.
This is a different part of downtown Chongqing.