A more travel-friendly globe awaits Chinese
<p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vacationing">vacationing</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="avid">avid</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span> <span word="Meng">Meng</span> <span word="Hairong">Hairong</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="versed">versed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p><span word="Fluent">Fluent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 56-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="retiree">retiree</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="communicating">communicating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comparatively">comparatively</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="introductions">introductions</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="scenic">scenic</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="though">though</span>."</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hassle">hassle</span>, <span word="Meng">Meng</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span>, <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="hop">hop</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="washroom">washroom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="hop">hop</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fascinating">fascinating</span> <span word="scenery">scenery</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Meng">Meng</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>.</p><p><span word="Lu">Lu</span> <span word="Yong">Yong</span>, <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preparatory">preparatory</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Cities">Cities</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span>, <span word="road">road</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="Lu">Lu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federation">federation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="like">like</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Xinjian">Xinjian</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="outbound">outbound</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>.</p>
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