Those who go caravanning eat, drink and chat together. [Photo provided to China Daily]

More campsites

There were about 21,000 car parks for caravans on the Chinese mainland in 2016. And the Chinese government has announced plans last year to build another 2,000 campsites by 2020.

Speaking about the future, Axel Bartkus, the managing director of Messe Dusseldorf China Ltd, a co-organizer of the exhibition, says: "The Chinese market has great potential. And we've been working on the legal side to ensure more vehicles on the road, and more RVs campsites.

"Also, we have to do a lot of education on RVs in China."

Commenting on caravanning, Ge Minwei, 49, who works in a TV station in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, the 2017 China Caravan Ambassador, says: "A caravan is like a mobile home, and you enjoy the scenery the instant you open the windows.

"It doesn't matter where the destination is, as long as you can feel the happiness and relax."

Ge often travels around with his wife, and their dog in his spacious 8-meter-long trailer.