Published 2 years ago

Hemmed in by COVID curbs, Beijingers seek respite in urban outdoors

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Sales of camping products have quadrupled from a year earlier since the Tomb Sweeping holiday. Research firm iiMedia Research predicts that China's camping industry will grow 19% this year to 35.46 billion yuan ($5.3 billion) The number of camping-related businesses grew by 22,000 in 2021, an increase of 55%.

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News18 India

Hemmed in by Covid Curbs, Beijingers Seek Respite in Urban Outdoors

While gatherings are discouraged and many parks in the sprawling city of 22 million are shut, Beijingers, have taken up outdoor pursuits such as camping and picnicking after more than two years of strict and often claustrophobic pandemic curbs

2 years ago·India

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Reuters

Hemmed in by COVID curbs, Beijingers seek respite in urban outdoors

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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ABC Australia

Beijing residents seek respite in urban outdoors under strict COVID restrictions

Under near-lockdown with strict rules to curb COVID cases, Beijing residents are taking up outdoor pursuits such as camping and picnicking to get "back to nature".

2 years ago·Australia

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IBTimes

Hemmed In By COVID Curbs, Beijingers Seek Respite In Urban Outdoors

On a hot, sunny day, children and adults splashed in the cool run-off of the Yongding River in a park on the western outskirts of Beijing, a city under near-lockdown in China's head-on battle with COVID-19. While gatherings are discouraged and many parks in the sprawling city of 22 million are shut, Beijingers - like others across China with limited travel options - have taken up outdoor pursuits such as camping and picnicking after more than tw…

2 years ago·United States

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National Post

Hemmed in by COVID curbs, Beijingers seek respite in urban outdoors

BEIJING -- On a hot, sunny day, children and adults splashed in the cool run-off of the Yongding River in a park on the western outskirts of Beijing, a city under near-lockdown in China's head-on battle with COVID-19. Read More

2 years ago·Canada

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Gold Coast Bulletin

Beijingers seek respite in urban outdoors

On a hot and sunny day in Beijing, families leisurely ate lunch and cycled around foldable tables and camping tents, a scene incongruent with the Chinese capital being under near-lockdown amid an aggressive battle against COVID-19. Jayson Albano reports.

2 years ago·Southport, Australia

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