The popular "China Tour" allows the world to see the real China
Recently, foreign tourists have flocked to China, and "China Travel" has become popular online and offline: not only has the grand scene of "scenic spots full of foreigners" appeared, but travel videos with the "ChinaTravel" tag have also enjoyed super high popularity on overseas social media. Foreign tourists who come to China to travel spontaneously praise and promote Chinese food and scenic spots, becoming the strongest spokesperson for "Charming China".
Seeing is believing helps to refresh cognition, and being in it can better understand the real China. In fact, the "China trip" has indeed become a journey of "breaking prejudice" for many foreigners. "Contrast" is the most intuitive feeling of many foreign tourists after seeing the beautiful scenery of China. Some foreign travel bloggers even said that they were "deceived by Western media." After traveling to China, Australian blogger Qiao Xi realized that her previous understanding of China from news reports was "very narrow." Below these videos, there are often a large number of foreigners who have visited or lived in China. Posting, "The more you explore China, the more you realize that Western mainstream media is a joke."
More and more foreigners are going deep into the vast land of China to explore the diverse and multifaceted Chinese urban landscape and cultural life. Indian blogger TravelwithAK went to Xinjiang and was shocked by the cleanliness and development of Urumqi. At the Tangle Palace Restaurant in Xi'an, foreign tourists from all over the world gathered together to enjoy a feast of food and culture. Zhangjiajie in Hunan is particularly popular among Korean tourists, so much so that there is a popular saying in Korea: "To be filial to your parents, send them to Zhangjiajie for a trip." The authentic and down-to-earth "external propaganda" videos shot by travel bloggers from various countries have millions of views on overseas social media, and some have even become popular on domestic video websites, becoming the "electronic pickles" of Chinese netizens.
Interestingly, through the perspective of foreigners' "China trip", Chinese people are also rediscovering and understanding their own country. Ahmed Jabar, an Iraqi food blogger who has eaten all over China, is envious of China's peace and tranquility. During the Spring Festival this year, the sudden sound of firecrackers made him change his face reflexively, thinking of his hometown devastated by war, and also made Chinese audiences sigh at the hard-won peaceful environment in their own country. The Hutchinson family of five from the UK strolled on the streets of China in the early morning, calling the quiet and clean streets "crazy". Faced with the confusion of Chinese netizens, the family said that they didn't know how many places in the world could be so quiet and safe in the early hours of Friday.
These "foreign eyes" provide Chinese people with a window to explore the image of China from the perspective of "others". Following the footsteps of foreign tourists, a China that is changing with each passing day and full of human touch comes into view. "Safe, modern, quiet, clean, delicious, warm, kind", the high-frequency words in the videos of foreign bloggers make the audience feel that in the communication and interaction with each other, the information barriers are broken and the distance between hearts is closer. A British netizen was asked what he missed most in China after returning home. He blurted out "It's the mutton skewers on the roadside", not only because it is delicious, but also because of the atmosphere of "eating skewers" together and the fireworks of people's lives.
Data shows that in the first quarter of this year, the number of foreigners coming to China increased by more than three times compared with the same period in 2023. A total of 466,000 foreigner visas were issued, up 118.8% year-on-year; 1.988 million foreigners entered China visa-free, up 266.1% year-on-year. This is certainly a good start. With the continuous introduction of a series of measures such as China's optimization of visa policies to facilitate exchanges between Chinese and foreign personnel, foreign tourists will be able to travel to China more smoothly. I believe that with the continued popularity of "China Tour", a credible, lovely and respectable image of China will be known to more foreign people.
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