A"smokelessindustry",Tourism,theopenandreformpolicybeingcarriedout,areeagertoseethisoldmysteriouslandwithasplendidcultureofmorethan5000years.
nd,itisfinanciallybeneficialtoChina,whichneedsmoreforeigncurrenciesforitsmodernizationprogram.
Tourism,however,nstance,des,thelivingstandardoftheaverageChineseisstillnothighenoughtobeabletoaffordthemanydifferentsortsofexpensesduringlongdistancetravels.
Asforme,Ibelievethatwiththedevelopmentofournationaleconomy,hbetterandbrighterfutureawaitsus.
Nowadays,rtunately,atextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
rstglance,opinion,however,thisfast-growingindustryhasproducedtensionbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturalbackground.
ostattractivedestinationsoftourismare,ironically,lessdevelopedareaswheretheworldlanguage---English,efore,ourguide,normallyinterpretertoo,nfortunately,asindicatedinanyguide-traininghandbook,theresponsibilityofatourguideistoarousethetourists’,tourists,beyondtheirexpectations,cannotfullyunderstandthecultureswhichappearstobeexotic.
rguebefore,inmostofcase,the‘local’dertoattractforeigninvestmentandmaintainthelocaltourismindustry,theofficials,deliberatelyornot,onlyhopetoshowoutsidersthepositivesideofthearea,hence,esult,ourists,or‘prisoners’tosomeextent,dow-shopschedulegivesnoopportunitytowanderoffonone’isway,evenforaknowledgeabletravelerwithpracticalexperiencecanonly‘see’,aninstantmisunderstandingwillbefalselyshaped.
Allthingsconsidered,ead,initswayasitistoday,ahideousprejudiceandmisinterpretationwillbeestablished.