China News Service, Xi'an, May 3rd: Camping in "May Day": Looking for "Poetry and Distance" or "Playing Home" for adults?
China News Service reporter Zhang Yichen
"If you don't get camping-themed photos on social platforms, then maybe you're outdated in the trend." Wu Mingfa, who works for a foreign company in Xi'an, joked in his circle of friends.
Camping has become a high-frequency word in the "May Day" holiday.
A mattress, a tent, a few folding chairs, a shimmering camping lantern, a picnic table full of meals... Whether it's "exquisite camping" or "roadside picnic", the above scenes are social in this holiday Become "top stream" on the platform.
In the context of the normalization of domestic epidemic prevention and control in China, "short-distance tours" and "local tours" have become the first choice for people to go out on holidays, and have also brought camping, an originally niche outdoor activity, into the public eye.
"This holiday, people in Xi'an are either setting up tents or on their way to set up tents." Li Fen, a senior "camper" in Xi'an, admitted that in the past, if "camping" was an exclusive label for young people, now it has become a It is an outdoor leisure option suitable for all ages.
Before each camping, Li Fen will repeatedly compare the pros and cons of the venue through various social platforms. At the same time, factors such as traffic, camp environment, passenger flow, and supporting facilities are also important indicators in her camping strategy.
Li Fen said that although she was fully prepared every time, during the camping process, she still encountered such situations as long queues in the bathroom at the campsite, untimely garbage removal, blurred division of functional areas, and hidden safety hazards of open-air barbecues.
"Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, enjoy the outdoor life of sunshine, grass, blue sky and white clouds, set up tents, cook rice noodles, and make coffee by yourself. This is a bit like an adult's home, but it is also a place that attracts me to camping." Xi'an "work" Family" Cheng Hao admitted that even if the tents "get together", they should enjoy a leisure time of "poetry and distance" during the holiday.
"As long as there is sand in the heart, there are Maldives everywhere."
The picture shows people camping in a park in the southern suburbs of Xi'an.
Photo by Zhang Yichen
There are too many tents, and the grass is not enough. "One place is hard to find" and "one camp is hard to buy" has become a trouble for many people who want to join the camping army.
Searching for "Xi'an Camping" on the Xiaohongshu APP can find more than 10,000 notes, covering various aspects of the evaluation and introduction of camping brands and free camping sites around Xi'an.
On the Dianping app, a search for "Xi'an campsite" shows that there are more than 300 businesses.
During the "May 1st" holiday, Zhao Lina and her friends embarked on their first camping trip, but due to their lack of "practical" experience, they "encountered obstacles" in setting up the tent. After setting up the tent, there is a problem with the angle of the ground nails." After nearly half an hour of "tossing" under the scorching sun, Zhao Lina took a long sigh of relief while sitting in the tent. Maybe it just looks beautiful.
"This 'May 1' holiday, the camping enthusiasm of the people in Xi'an is even higher than that of the Qingming holiday. Many people came to me to try their luck after finding more than a dozen campsites 'full'." Xi'an Whale Dream Valley A Xin, the head of the campsite, said that for the camping industry, the current "camping craze" is a bit of a mixed blessing. The good news is that the market is getting bigger and there are more friends. The worry is that this development method also puts pressure on the protection of the natural environment. It even caused the surrounding people to be disgusted with camping.
According to the "Spring Travel Trend Report" released by the Ctrip platform, bookings for camping products for travel from March to April were hot, with bookings increasing by 120% month-on-month, of which parent-child travel accounted for 45%.
"Camping is meant to be far away from the hustle and bustle and get close to nature, but now the camping site with dense tents makes the reality a little bit contrary to the original intention." Asin said.
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