China's 'So-Called' Influencer Cities: Wallet-Friendly or Tourist Trap?
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So Chengdu has no distinctive food, huh? Alright then...
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I stayed in Chengdu for over half a year and always ate out with my local university classmates, who are true Chengdu natives. The places they recommended shouldn't have been bad. The food wasn't bad, it's just that there wasn't anything uniquely 'Chengdu' that you couldn't find outside the city.
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- Xinjiang: Incredibly beautiful if you go during the right season, but because it's so vast, you'll spend a lot of time on the road. Pack several outfits; you'll get enough social media content for two months. If you're short on time, don't consider this destination. It requires a specific season and at least ten days of travel to have a good experience.
- Tibet: 'A land of Buddhist spirituality' sums it up, but it demands significant financial and time investment. Importantly, two or three women should absolutely not go alone; it's very dangerous (do your own research). People from plains areas might experience severe altitude sickness depending on their constitution, which can ruin the travel experience. The scenery is beautiful, and it's indeed a good travel destination, but I wouldn't go a second time. It doesn't hold a huge appeal for me.
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Is it really dangerous for just two or three women to go to Tibet? I was thinking of going by myself.
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Is it true that you can't go to Shanghai without a lot of money? I was thinking of staying in a youth hostel and exploring on my own for a couple of days, without buying much.
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Shanghai is a city built on consumer experiences. If you don't have money to spend, you can't experience it.
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Hangzhou's subway system was quite decent back in 2022.
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Compared to cities like Xi'an and Guangzhou, its coverage is still insufficient.
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It seems like nothing is good enough in your eyes.
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Every place has its downsides, but how come you never seem to discover the beauty?
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The point of making a guide is to show ordinary people what to focus on in different places, to avoid wasting money, especially for those on a tight budget or students. I'm not a professional travel reviewer; if I only said good things, how would I be different from a marketing account?
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When you said Guangzhou is one of the most inclusive of the four major cities, if not THE most, I got the feeling you haven't actually been to that many places.
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As I've said, this is just my personal opinion. These things are inherently subjective. There's no law stating that if you feel a certain way about a place, everyone else must feel the same. It's precisely because I've been to so many places that I personally feel this way.