Tourism China & Chinese Tourists

In my last post, I wrote about my trip to Manukan Island. I was surprised to find many tourists from China. A young girl, upon setting foot on the jetty, said this: It’s really beautiful! （实在太美了！）

Chinese tourists are demanding, fussy and highly patriotic. It is not easy to satisfy them. But the Chinese girl expressed her feeling in an emotional tone. I knew she meant it. To be sure, Manukan Island was not the best in Malaysia.

Being a vast country with thousand years of history, China is itself a popular tourist destination. It has something for almost everyone. Like nature? Huangshan 黄山, Jiuzhaigou 九寨沟 and the Silk Road are world famous. Interested in history? The Middle Kingdom has the Great Wall and Forbidden City. Fascinated by exotic culture? China has 56 ethnics. And, of course, when a man check in to a hotel, he would receive a call in the evening, with someone purring, “Sir, do you need a girl?” (先生，你要小姐吗？)

But there is something China lacks: idyllic islands with fine beaches. That probably explains why the Chinese tourist was so excited when she saw the blue water of Manukan.