Source: China News Network
Guiyang, August 11 (Zhou Yanling, Yang Ying) Take a leisurely stroll in the urban area, taste special food, go hiking in the mountains to enjoy the summer coolness... Teacher Shen Qingyi from Guangzhou, did not escape the summer in an air-conditioned room during the summer vacation of 2023, but brought her family to Guizhou to live in search of comfort and coolness.
In the summer of 2023, there will be persistent high temperature weather in many parts of China. In Guiyang, which has the title of "China's summer capital", it has ushered in a summer tourism boom, and many "migratory bird" tourists choose to come to Guiyang, from visiting "check-in" to more experience-oriented "immersive" travel.
Shen Qingyi's family lives in Huaxi District, Guiyang City, and the rented place is next to Huaxi Park, which covers an area of more than 800 acres. In the early morning, Shen Qingyi's parents would join the local people in the park to do tai chi, while she herself would take her children on hikes or mountaineering to explore the secrets of nature on country trails.
In the evening, Shen Qingyi's family will come to the old town of Guiyang City by car to taste special delicacies such as sour soup beef, tofu balls, silk dolls, etc. After the meal, just like Guiyang citizens, walking along the trail on the bank of the Nanming River, enjoying the night view of Jiaxiu Building while walking to eat.
"Traveling is not about watching flowers, it's fun to live like a local and learn the local dialect." Shen Qingyi quipped that Guiyang's cool climate seems to put people in a natural "air-conditioned room", and there is an urge to buy a house here.
In recent years, the pleasant climate has become one of the important attractions of tourist destinations. According to the "National Summer Tourism Development Report" released by the China Tourism Research Institute recently, the scale of China's summer tourism and related markets has reached 1.2 trillion yuan (RMB, the same below) to 1.5 trillion yuan.
Guizhou, which is rich in cooling and summer resources, has become a popular destination for many "climate nomads". According to the "2023 China Migratory Bird Retirement Summer Habitat Suitability Index", Guizhou accounts for 5 of the top 30 cities.
Jiuba Town, Tongzi County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, adjacent to Chongqing City, is one of the earliest and largest "migratory bird-style" sojourns in Guizhou. The mountain fort community of Jiuba Town, with an average altitude of 1,350 meters, is surrounded by forests, attracting tens of thousands of people to escape the heat and cool down in summer, and summer tourism also drives the "summer economy" in the mountains.
"My homestay was all booked before May, and the annual income can reach 200,000 yuan." Madi, a villager in the Shanpu community, said that there are currently more than 400 homestays in the Shanpu community, and most of the tourists who come to escape the summer will stay for a month or two.
Walking in the mountain fort community, groups of tourists can be seen everywhere, some take a leisurely walk on the mountain path, some chat and drink tea in the shade, and some tourists are dancing and fitness, or rushing to the "countryside" to feel the local customs, with the leisure of "leisurely seeing the South Mountain".
"In the morning, I would go for a walk in the nearby woods, eat at the community cafeteria at noon, and dance in the square with my friends in the evening." Liu Jixiu, a tourist living in Jiuba Town, said that he has come here from Chongqing for four consecutive years to escape the summer and enjoy the cool in the green mountains and waters.
In order to enrich the local summer life, Tongzi County recently held a rural tourism culture and art season in Jiuba Town, and tourists living in Jiuba Town set up fitness teams, dance teams and theatrical performance teams to show their skills in the activities, bringing performances such as singing, dancing and model catwalks.
Comfortable climate, simple and natural village life, interesting cultural experiences... The "migratory bird" sojourn of summer has gradually become a new way of tourism for Chinese people. (End)