China tourism takes a great leap inward

Mass domestic tourism is replacing historic charm with consumerism

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Chinese tourists "flood" a paddy field outside Zhaoxing Dong village, in the southwestern province of Guizhou. (All photos by Kit Yeng Chan)

MARCO FERRARESE

Standing at a viewpoint high above Zhaoxing Dong village, a prime tourist attraction in China's southwestern province of Guizhou, I found myself competing for space with dozens of female tourists from China's majority Han population, posing for sunset shots in bullhorn-shaped silver headdresses -- part of the traditional garb of the minority Miao group.

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