China’s extreme Covid-19 restrictions have forced urbanites used to international travel into the wild for escapist adventures, giving rise to a booming luxury camping and outdoor sports industry.
The fields, rivers and mountains surrounding sprawling metropolises of Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen have become hotspots for city dwellers seeking a break from Beijing’s zero-Covid regime.
Ma Siming, a 29-year-old from Beijing, used to be one of the 150mn Chinese who travelled overseas during vacation. “I can’t go abroad, or even outside Beijing, so I had to find something else to do,” he said.
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