www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
China / Hot Issues

Chinese tourists in US from shopaholics to culture lovers

(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-07-19 10:13

Chinese tourists in US from shopaholics to culture lovers

A file photo taken on April 15, 2016 shows two Chinese reading rare books at Argosy Book Store which is famous for its enormous array of antiquarian and out-of-print volumes in New York City, the United States. [Photo/Xinhua]


NEW YORK -- As larger numbers of Chinese tourists are coming to the United States with more individualized travel plans, more are turning their eyes to cultural and art attractions, rather than a shopping spree.

"We have seen the rise of independent Chinese tourists for a while, and they have showed increasing interest in culture and arts," Lin Xiaowen, a tour guide with the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York, told Xinhua in a recent interview.

There used to be a time when the luxury stores on the Fifth Avenue of New York City (NYC) were frequented by Chinese consumers. But now, they have turned to the attractions other than gilt and luxury.

"In recent years, the number of Chinese tourists (to the Met) is keeping rising. In 2009, it was only about 50,000 (annually), but since 2014, the number has already over 200,000," said Lin, "So, Chinese visitors have become the largest group of foreign visitors in Met since then."

In fiscal year of 2015, the number of visitors to this iconic museum in the United States has reached 6.3 million, which has been attributed in a large part to Chinese elements and tourists. The Met is one of the world's largest museums with over two million pieces of artwork.

Responding to the sharp rise of Chinese visitors, the museum made efforts to cater to the Chinese, including audio tours and maps in Mandarin, opening a Chinese Weibo account, and even acceptance of UnionPay.

"Now, the museum sets three times a week mandarin highlight tour to visitors," Lin added.

It has been reported that the Mandarin version of the Met's guidebook sells better than any other foreign-language editions.

Against the impression that Chinese tourists are mainly "shoppers", scenic spots with civic interest or stunning scenery is taking more of their travelling routes.

"The total amount of sales by Chinese shoppers has dropped by almost one third in the first quarter of 2016," said Rich Sun, COO and Board Secretary of L&L Tour, one of the largest Chinese travel agency in New York.

Chinese tourists now choose to spend more time in the spots like Washington Square, enjoying some coffee, or take a walk around famous campus, like Columbia University, New York University, etc..

Some Chinese visitors take a special interest in exploring Ivy League universities, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University in Boston, Princeton University in New Jersey and Yale University in Connecticut.

"They are more interested in outdoor activities, such as adventures. They are more interested in the natural scenes, like the national parks. They are more interested in the secondary to tertiary cities of United States, not only New York, not only Los Angeles or Las Vegas," Sun told Xinhua, "They want to explore more of American culture."

"And also, another trend from the Chinese tourists coming to the US is that they are more interested in staying here longer to have an exploration of that local community in depth, instead of just superficial stay for one night or for a couple of days," added Sun.

2016 marks the US-China Tourism Year. Governments from both sides have launched a series of measures to boost tourism. Now, China is the fourth-largest international source of visitors to the New York City, after the Great Britain, Canada, and Brazil.

The Big Apple is expecting 921,000 tourists from China 2016, up 8 percent from the preliminary estimate in 2015, according to the prediction made by NYC & Company, New York City's official marketing, tourism and partnership organization.

Highlights
Hot Topics

...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产韩国精品一区二区三区 | 国产精品久久久久精 | 99视频精品免费99在线 | 人碰人碰人成人免费视频 | 日韩精品在线看 | 国产成人综合在线 | 国产一区二区三区四区五区tv | 久草视频在线资源站 | 亚洲久草 | 亚洲精品日本高清中文字幕 | 99日韩| 欧美国产精品一区二区免费 | 国产高清区 | 国产亚洲精品美女一区二区 | 成人欧美视频免费看黄黄 | 久久这里只有精品视频99 | 毛片网站在线播放 | 女人张开腿让男人桶免费网站 | 亚洲国产第一 | 亚洲在线视频免费观看 | 国产系列在线 | 国产午夜精品久久久久小说 | 中文字幕一区二区三区在线观看 | 国产欧美综合在线一区二区三区 | 亚洲精品美女视频 | 欧美成人免费全部色播 | 久草手机在线 | 男女一级爽爽快视频 | 久久久久久免费视频 | 国产乱子视频 | 亚洲成人偷拍 | 国产午夜亚洲精品一区网站 | 久久精品免费观看久久 | 国产精品久久久久久免费 | 久久精品欧美日韩精品 | 一级在线观看视频 | 欧美视频一区二区三区四区 | 成人人免费夜夜视频观看 | 一区二区三区视频在线观看 | 免费人成黄页网站在线观看国产 | 99国内精品 |