China News Service, Beihai, March 3 (Wang Weichen and Zhai Liqiang) In a parking lot next to the fishing port built by the electric power in Qiaogang Town, Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, several RVs from afar are parked here.

"China is known as the infrastructure madman, and now both provincial and rural roads are in good condition, which provides great convenience for our motorhome travel." Said Li Shouzhen, a motorhome owner from Shenyang, Liaoning.

The picture shows in Beihai Qiaogang, the owner of the RV is taking the cool off by the car.

Photo by Wang Weichen

  Li Shouzhen started contacting RVs in 2018. This trip started from Shenyang in November 2020. After the weather in the north turned cold, he stopped in Hunan, Yunnan and other places, and finally stopped in Beihai, Guangxi.

According to him, since he came into contact with RVs, he would spend 4-5 months traveling every year.

"We are retired, and the child is not around. If we feel hard after playing around, we will drive to the child. When the weather is hot, we will return to the north, and when the weather is cold, we will come to the south to spend the winter.

  According to the "2019 Blue Book of China's RV Industry", as of the end of 2019, the number of RVs in China has reached 139,248, an increase of 38.62% over 2018.

  In 2020, affected by the epidemic, people prefer to reduce travel or self-driving trips compared to public transportation, and RV travel will be more popular.

However, the reporter learned that for RV owners, the supporting services for RV travel still need to be added.

The picture shows an RV decorated with Spring Festival decorations in a parking lot in Beihai.

Photo by Wang Weichen

  Wang Zhongliang, a RV owner from Wuhan, told reporters that at present, most RV owners can only use ordinary public parking lots as their residences. Most of the time, they can only supplement water and electricity by looking for nearby shops. Although some cities have RV camps, they The charges are not suitable for long-term parking owners.

In Wang Zhongliang's view, if there is a standardized campsite for RVs, RV travel will be more convenient.

  Professor Han Haoying, director of the Institute of Urban and Rural Planning Theory and Technology of Zhejiang University, told reporters that with the improvement of road construction and people’s economic level, the "RV travel economy" has certain potential, but the development of RV tourism still needs to be unified according to the specific conditions of different regions. Plan and complete supporting services.

Han Haoying believes that the government's proper supervision of RV behavior standards and independent market choice can help the integration of the "RV travel economy" and the urban environment, and even promote the development of the "RV travel economy".

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