For a long time, the small city of Zibo in Shandong wasn’t a major place of interest in China. But this past March, 4.8 million tourists from across the country visited the city. And it’s all thanks to its barbecue (烧烤).
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But the popularity of Internet-famous places is often short-lived. It won’t be easy to change Zibo’s image into a tourism attraction. “So, it’s important for the local government to consider what else the city can offer, said one tourism expert.
On May Day, my father and I went back to my hometown—Zibo in Shandong—to try Zibo barbecue (烧烤). Recently, the l
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Some local people even put off (推迟) their orders when they heard there weren’t e
After eating the delicious food, I kept thinking about why Zibo became p
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