Recently, "cloud tourism" has attracted millions of people in China. "Cloud tourism" refers to a new form of travel that depends on high technologies such as 5G and virtual reality (虚拟现实).
During the May Day Holiday, 250 million people took an online tour by livestream (直播) on TikTok (the short video app). Taishan, a popular channel, livestreamed the sunrise at the top of Mount Tai on May 1st and attracted 330,000 views.
China Daily made a survey of 2,000 people on cloud tourism. According to the survey results, 74.8% of them said they were willing to take an online tour and 59.79% said they had a good online traveling experience.
"I hate large crowds and long queues (队列), which make me annoyed when visiting museums in person," said Wang Bo, a museum lover in Beijing. "What's more, ‘cloud tourism' helps cut traveling cost and offers more tourist attractions."
"Cloud tourism" has made huge contributions to the local development and a rise in sales of cultural products after livestreaming shows, according to Xinhua News Agency.
