300 million tourists just visited China's stunning Xinjiang region. There's a side they didn't see

For years, Xinjiang had bristled under Beijing's rule, sometimes erupting into violence, which kept many domestic Chinese tourists away. Then it became infamous for some of the worst allegations of Chinese authoritarianism, from the detention of more than a million Uyghur Muslims in so-called "re-education camps", to claims of crimes against humanity, by the United Nations.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8x1rnnd5gjo

Extremely concerning... Looking into it! 🧐

A child turns and gives two peace signs to a photographer, Xinjiang, PRC
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[–] 25 points 10 months ago (13 children)

300 million tourists last year is an incredible number

now I want to go to xinjiang

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (12 children)

    I'd like to visit China but the country is so big and stuffed full of history literally anywhere would be a good spot to visit, I wouldn't know where to start.

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (8 children)

    Yunnan. Perfect first foray into China.

    There, I saved you a tough decision

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    If I go I'll spend a month over there. It's only a 10 hour ride from Beijing to Kunming via HSR

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago* (4 children)

    In my opinion beijing is a bit poo. If you are flying in there, don't stay too long. So much more to see.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago* (3 children)

    I'd much rather visit Chengdu in Sichuan, but I've been wanting to go to Gansu to see the Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park for like around a decade. I think I'll round my future trip to those three provinces if that's feasible.

    Edit: and Chongqing too. I want to see the future

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Basically every city is the future in China. Chongqing is just very very big and has unusual geography

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I’ve read that Chongquing is actually quite shit for a first visit. It’s foggy and humid all the time and it’s just really confusing/geographically hostile to get around.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    Me rn, I want to go next year but there's too much to do

    I want to do a proper week-long backpacking trip but idk how to research where those exist, I found the Minya Konka trek in Sichuan but that's about it. That puts me in Chengdu which sounds like an incredible city. Seems like everything in tibet is off-limits to foreigners without a guide? Wish I could find more options in case I'm missing anything

    Maybe Yunnan is a solid addition like people are saying. I was already considering it for tiger leaping gorge

    kunming hexbear meetup 2026 be there

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