Regarding ‘China-Style Tourism’, There Are Four Common Phenomena, How Many Have You?”,
What are the four common phenomena of ‘China-style tourism’? Let’s take a look.
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Hello everyone, I’m Traveler Heart, welcome to read. We’ve all heard of ‘China-style’... ‘China-style crossing the road’, ‘China-style divorce’, and ‘China-style wrestling’ – these terms appear frequently online and in life. This time, I’m going to talk about ‘China-style tourism’ – let’s take a look.
‘China-style’ refers to a concept or culture unique to China, or a spiritual carrier. It’s something inherently Chinese, originating in China, growing up in China, and belonging to China. ‘China-style’ originated from the work ‘China-style divorce’, and later netizens coined ‘China-style crossing the road’ – ‘when people are crowded on the road, you don’t need to wait for the red and green lights.’ So, what is ‘China-style tourism’?
As living standards improve, the tourism industry is developing rapidly, not just domestic tourism, but also outbound tourism is booming. However, Chinese tourists abroad also bring some bad habits and uncivilized behaviors, which are called ‘China-style tourism’. This phenomenon is known to both domestic and foreign people. So, what are the aspects of ‘China-style tourism’?
Some netizens joked: ‘It’s simply: ‘Sleep on the bus, urinate on the roadside, take photos at the scenic spot, and don’t know what happened when you got home.’
One, ‘Herd Outings’
It’s easy to understand why – people’s lives are under a lot of pressure, and they work hard to make a living. When they finally have a rest, they want to relax in a new environment, especially during May Day and National Day, almost every tourist attraction is overcrowded. Whether it’s in China or abroad, you can feel ‘so many people’ – but when you’re in a foreign country, you can feel ‘so many Chinese people’.
The number of Chinese tourists abroad is increasing year by year, and it’s among the highest in the world. In the past, travel was a luxury, but now, whether it’s a holiday, or a wedding, graduation, or family day, people think of ‘traveling’ first. No matter what festival it is, tourist destinations both at home and abroad are crowded with Chinese tourists. Chinese people really love ‘herding out’.
Two, ‘Too Formal’
Many people think that tourism is about arriving at a scenic spot, posing for a photo, taking a beautified and edited picture, even wishing to leave a ‘visited’ signature, and posting a picture on social media with the location tag, watching how many likes and comments, simply put, this is driven by vanity. How can tourism be of real meaning if it’s so formal?
After saying the above, when asked ‘where to go and what’s worth seeing’, people’s brains are blank. When arriving at a new tourist destination, you don’t even pay attention to the scenery here, the cultural heritage and characteristics, the history that happened here, these things are all automatically blocked out.
Three, ‘Crazy Shopping’
Everyone loves buying things, and the most surprising thing is the consumption power of Chinese tourists. When they arrive at a new scenic spot, they don’t pay attention to the culture and scenery, but they immediately focus on the nearby specialty stores, and they buy a lot of specialty products, some for themselves, and more for giving to relatives and friends.
Many Chinese people say they’re ‘poor’, but don’t underestimate the consumption power of Chinese tourists. Especially during the Golden Week, you often see Chinese tourists buying out all the products in branded stores, standing in line to buy things, especially the best specialty stores locally, Chinese tourists standing in line for hours. This is why foreigners say ‘Chinese people are really rich’!
Four, ‘Uncivilized Behavior’
The word ‘civilized’ has always been a global topic, but a part of Chinese tourists still behaves very badly when traveling, such as carving words on buildings, throwing garbage at animals, bathing in lakes and rivers, climbing buildings to take pictures... These behaviors are inevitably criticized when exposed, but these behaviors will still happen.
The above is what I’ve introduced about ‘China-style tourism’ – this is a phenomenon and a defect. As Chinese people, we should remind ourselves constantly that our words and deeds represent our country, and we should improve our quality and shape a good international image.
