Recently, a small island nation far away in the South Pacific region has attracted widespread attention from Chinese people, and this country is the "Solomon Islands". For many Chinese, even if they have heard the name "Solomon Islands", I am afraid that it is relatively unfamiliar. Everyone is very interested, what kind of country is this small island country in the South Pacific that is about to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China?
Two or three years ago, I had the privilege of taking an international cruise ship across the South Pacific to Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. To be honest, before coming to Honiara, I didn't even know the name of this capital, and I didn't know anything about the country of "Solomon Islands", and I looked up the information to know that it was one of the least developed countries in the world.
As the name suggests, "Solomon Islands" is a country composed of many islands, according to the data, "Solomon Islands" has a total of 990 islands, land area of 28,400 square kilometers, belongs to the Melanesian Islands, is one of the members of the British Commonwealth. Honiara is the capital and main port of the "Solomon Islands", located on the northern shore of Guadalcanal.
Although we have long known that the "Solomon Islands" is one of the least developed countries in the world, and the overall economic situation is relatively difficult, when we first see their capital Honiara, we are mentally prepared, we can't help but be shocked, this noisy and backward small township in front of us is their "capital of one country"? It's hard to imagine!
Since we only stayed in Honiara for a few hours, we could only choose the most popular place in the city to experience the contemporary humanistic atmosphere, so we came to the most lively "Central Market" in Honiara, where there were many people, and the locals were very surprised to see us, and they were also very enthusiastic after knowing that we were tourists from China.
It is said that due to the underdeveloped economy, the traffic is also very inconvenient, Chinese tourists want to come to the "Solomon Islands", by plane have to turn several times to arrive, take the international cruise ship is very slow, and the number of ships is very small, so now to the "Solomon Islands" Chinese tourists are still quite small, no wonder the locals will feel very novel when they see us.
Although the "Solomon Islands" economy is quite backward and the people's income is relatively low, what we did not expect is that the price of "Solomon Islands" is not cheap. We looked at the price of their dishes in the "Central Market", and a normal-sized watermelon sold for $10-20, which is not cheap even if it is put in China, right?
It is said that the reason for the high price of the "Solomon Islands" is that the country's industrial, agricultural and other infrastructure is quite weak, and many commodities need to be imported, which over time makes prices remain high. Think about it, on the one hand, the local people have relatively small incomes, and on the other hand, they have to bear high prices, which is indeed very hard!
Locals now know that China's economy is very developed, and Chinese tourists can also bring them good economic benefits, so after we exchanged with many locals, they all expressed the hope that more Chinese tourists can come to the "Solomon Islands" in the future, so that their country's economy can become stronger and the people's lives can be better.
So, have you ever traveled to the South Pacific? Do you know the country "Solomon Islands"? What are your impressions of this country? As a "niche tourist destination" with few Chinese tourists at present, if you have the opportunity in the future, do you want to go to the "Solomon Islands" to visit the country?