Shanghai locals flock to Taiwan

by jessica.lam | July 3, 2008 at 01:22 pm | 290 views | 7 comments

With the ability to fly directly from mainland China to the island of Taiwan, business booms as expected. The tourist attraction of Taiwan has been a major draw for the younger set as flights and tours have been fully booked for the months to come, with every ten people competing for one spot.

Booking tours to Taiwan in Shanghai is a flourishing phenomenon. According to the Shanghai China Youth Travel Agency, the first tour to Taiwan on July 4 expected 50 people, but by now more than 500 people have registered. An average of every ten people competes for one seat, as reported by chinanews.com.cn.

In addition, China Youth Travel Service (CYTS)'s "Taiwan Island 10 Days Elite Tour” on the 18th, 20th, 25th and the "Taiwan Island Eight Day Tour" are fully booked well in advance. Staff in the tourism industry say that “organized tours to Taiwan are now fully booked the moment booking starts."

According to Liu Xiaojun, spokesman for Shanghai CYTS, Shanghai citizens' enthusiasm for Taiwan is based on a special connection to Taiwan’s humane and historical landscape and the island's folk traditions. A-li Mountain, and Sun Moon Lake have a certain appeal to people from the Chinese mainland. According to reports, among the tourists in the July 4th Shanghai tour group heading to Taiwan, nearly two-fifths are between the ages of 50-70. Most of them travel with one or two family members.

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jared1212

at 19:06 on July 3rd, 2008

This photo was taken Wednesday July 2nd from my office in the French Concessions in Shanghai.

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Jarrett Martineau

at 20:15 on July 3rd, 2008

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Heritage

at 21:06 on July 3rd, 2008

good stuff:

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chenhaof1

at 22:18 on July 3rd, 2008

It's taken after a thunderstorm.

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bhe

at 20:35 on July 4th, 2008

We have the direct fly airline yesterday...
Wish both of mainland China people and Taiwan people will have great life now and ever.

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Amélia Leme

at 20:49 on July 4th, 2008

Dragon statue at the Yu Garden in old side (Puxi) of Shanghai. This garden is a good place to see traditional Chinese architecture and is located inside of the old city which is a good place to buy souvenirs.

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