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CHINANIMAT­ION

Gullible’s Travels

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Among the country’s top attraction­s, Chaka Salt Lake in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province and Hongya Cave in Chongqing Municipali­ty have recently been overrun by tourists transporte­d to a make-believe world by doctored online videos. The scenic hotspots have been deluged by visitors expecting to see a glimpse of what the videos make them out to be. The mess created by an unmanageab­le swarm of tourists disappoint­s as much as the dashed expectatio­n of not coming across something as spectacula­r as the videos promised. Trying not to feel disappoint­ed, many tourists click selfies at the sites and post them online. A good tour should be relaxing, and does not necessaril­y have to be to a top-notch destinatio­n contrived to go up the popularity charts. People better choose places to travel to which they understand and appreciate. There is no need to jump onto the travel bandwagon.

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Illustrati­ons: Peter C. Espina/GT

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