Hemmed in by Covid-19 curbs, Beijing residents seek respite in urban outdoors

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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 batt

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.

Mr Li Xiaoming, manager of Sanfo Outdoor, the largest outdoor equipment store in west Beijing, told Reuters sales of camping products had quadrupled from a year earlier since the Tomb Sweeping holiday in early April. Research firm iiMedia Research predicts that China's camping industry will grow 19% this year to 35.46 billion yuan. The number of camping-related businesses grew by 22,000 in 2021, an increase of 55 per cent, according to Travel China, a government website.

 

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