Dalian tram with a history of hundreds of years has slowly drove across the streets in the city center. The shape of the ancient tram contrasts with this modern city.It looks particularly loud.
The history of Dalian trams can be traced back to the era of Japanese rule.After the end of the Japan -Russian War in 1904, Japan officially took over Dalian and began a large -scale plan to build railways.The implementation of tram in 1909 marks the beginning of the city bus in Dalian and even the entire Northeast region.
After more than a century of urban development and regime change, the original 11 tram lines in Dalian have been reduced to two, and the role played in public transportation has gradually diluted.But for many locals, trams have become a symbol of the integration of Dalian's multiculturalism, attracting a number of niche tourists and Internet celebrities to visit and experience.
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In addition to rich cultural heritage, Dalian is not inferior to natural tourism resources.As the southeast end of the northeast of China, Dalian is surrounded by mountains and sea, and the climate is pleasant. It is a famous summer resort in China.
Golden stone beach, known as the "ten miles of gold coast", is a long -term beautiful tourism "business card" in Dalian.The soft golden sand, with the seamless connection between the blue sea and the blue sky, attracts domestic and foreign tourists.
Wu Guoqiang, deputy secretary of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of China and deputy director of the Management Committee, said in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that the number of domestic tourists in Dalian has fully recovered, and even exceeds the level before the crown disease.He said that in the first eight months of this year, nearly 7.37 million tourists received tourists from the Jinshi Beach Resort, an increase of 64.7%over 2019.
However, the recovery of Dalian international passengers is not so strong.Wu Guoqiang said that the number of overseas tourists has only recovered "almost". It is estimated that international tourists currently in Jinshitan vacation account for only 1%to 2%of the total number of tourists.
Yang Xiaohai, general manager of Dalian Happiness Coast Management Co., Ltd., who is responsible for the operation of Jinshi Beach, introduced that the source of Dalian international tourists is mainly from neighboring Russia, Japan, and South Korea. With China's re -opening of the country, international passengers have returned one after another."We can clearly see on the beach that Russian tourists have recovered more."
But Yang Xiaohai does not deny that the number of international passengers in the scenic area has only returned to about 60%before the epidemic, and he attributed it to the Ukrainian crisis, and Japanese and Korean tourists have been more inclined to cost -effective Southeast Asian tropical countries in recent years.Vacation.
Affected by factors such as global economic recovery and geopolitical tension, after China opened the country earlier this year, the number of international passengers traveling to China did not rebound significantly.
According to the statistics of the State Administration of Immigration, China has 168 million entry and exit personnel in the first half of this year, of which only 8.4388 million were foreigners, accounting for 5%of them.This number plunged nearly 83%over the same period in 2019.Data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China show that the number of entry tourism receptions in the first quarter of this year is only 50,000, 98%less than the 3.7 million in the same period in 2019.
Xiao Qianhui, the president of the Smart Tourism Branch of the China Tourism Association of China Tourism Association, revealed in a speech in May this year that the number of tourists from Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea has fallen sharply.
In addition to Jinshitan, the reporter visited several famous tourist attractions in Dalian in mid -September, such as Xinghai Plaza and Russian Style Street, and found that there were almost no foreign tourists in the scenic area.
A shopkeeper who runs a decoration store in Jinshitan Commercial Street "Jinshi Wanxiang" believes that the number of Japanese passengers in Dalian has not yet recovered, mainly because Japanese citizens have no signing of entry policy before the epidemic.recover.
一 一 一 is a Japanese who has lived in Dalian for 15 years.She said: "Dalian and Japan have deep historical origins in personnel exchanges and economic cooperation. Many older generations of Japanese think of Dalian visiting relatives after the epidemic, but considering that a visa must be applied, many people choose to postpone the itinerary or directly directly."Demonstration of thoughts"
In late August this year, Japan was discharged from Fukushima nuclear waste water. The Chinese government strongly criticized it and announced the suspension of imported Japanese aquatic products.The incident caused the hostile emotions of the Chinese folk to appear on Japan. Some Chinese people called Japanese institutions and restaurants to make long -distance harassment. Japanese schools in Chinese people were thrown on stones.
In Dalian, there are barbecue restaurants even hanging out the notice of "refusing the Japanese to enter the store, purely a personal complex", which has aroused widespread discussion among netizens.
The harassment of the Chinese people has also aroused the strong dislike of the Japanese.Japanese senior media Reno Shima just pointed out in an interview that Chinese officials did not curb harassment calls, or asked the public to calm down, which means that the official default is such behavior.He said: "The Japanese had originally turned into a dislike of Tokyo Electric Power Corporation."
Facing the hostile behavior of the Chinese people, the Japanese Embassy in China issued a statement calling on the Japanese people in China to "avoid speaking Japanese loudly and cautiously in public in public.
However, as a Japanese who lives in Dalian, Komato Akiko does not feel too hostile to the local area.She said: "Many things are actually enlarged in the online public opinion space, deepening the misunderstanding of Japanese travelers in China."
Chen Gang, deputy director of the East Asia Research Institute of Singapore, pointed out in an interview that China ’s diplomatic relations with the United States and the United States and their allies in Asia -Pacific are in a trough period.Tight geopolitics have reduced the exchanges and exchanges between people from all over the country. When reporting to China, some international media can easily increase the misunderstandings and fear of tourists in China, so that they can avoid traveling to China.
But Chen Gang emphasized that the decrease in international passengers in the country not only appeared in China, but the global international tourism industry's recovery after the epidemic did not rebound strongly as expected.
The latest World Tourism data released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization shows that as of the end of July 2023, the number of international tourism entry was only restored to 84%of the level before the epidemic.
In order to stimulate the recovery of tourism, Chinese officials announced in late November this year that citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Malaysia have implemented unilateral visa -free policies.
Prior to this, the official announced the New Deal in October, allowing citizens in 53 countries including Canada, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and France to apply for a 72 or 144 -hour transit visa.International routes between China and countries have also accelerated recovery in the past few months.
Chen Gang believes that it will be a long process to achieve a comprehensive recovery of international tourism, because the countryPassengers must spend more time and re -understand China in the era of the epidemic, eliminate and change their stereotypes of China's epidemic in the past few years.
He said: "China needs to actively promote the latest domestic situation, rather than letting the mainstream of the West or those media with political tendency influence their cognition of their country."
As far as Dalian is concerned, Li Kai, a professor of economics at Northeast China University, believes that the soul of Dalian's development is open. It must develop its unique culture and re -create a business card that is unique to this city to better play better.potential.
