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.


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.
Yeah, I have a friend who went back and she’s bankin’…I’m so happy and jealous of her!!! Future land of opportunity. I also like the cyberpunk look it’s got going!!!