DALI, Jan 19 — Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country’s backpacker haven of Dali, partying the...
DALI, Jan 19 — Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country’s backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion.
But now shuttered PCR testing booths dot the sidewalks of major cities like relics of a bygone era, some covered in a crust of disinfectant residue and others broken into by street cats. Zhou Hua, a tourist from Chengdu visiting with his family, said he came to enjoy the mountain air and “clean out his lungs” after recovering from Covid.Similar scenes unfolded in Xishuangbanna prefecture, also in Yunnan province, famed for its temples and tropical landscape.
“No vacancy” signs hung on hotels in the main tourist district, and diners waited for up to an hour for tables at popular restaurants.Transport authorities predict more than two billion trips will be made during a 40-day period between January and February — nearly double the figure last year and 70 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.
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