2025-05-26
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First emerging as a concept in Europe around the mid-20th century, industrial tourism.
which involves visiting factories, vineyards and other sites of industrial heritage,
began taking root in China in the late 90s.
Over the years, it has flourished into a lucrative sector,
thanks to growing investment and government support.
The country now has more than 1,000 industrial tourism sites nationwide,
ranging from century-old steel mills in northeastern China to gleaming high-tech electric vehicle plants in the south.
Many cities and provinces have included industrial tourism as a key ingredient in their policies to boost the local tourism market.
For example, Shanghai's three-year tourism development plan,
released in February,
highlights the potential for converting abandoned factories into immersive cultural attractions,
helping local businesses through ticket sales and spin-offs,
while preserving the city's industrial heritage.
Beijing was also drafting plans in March to integrate its tech hubs into tourism routes.
such as with tours that pair cutting-edge robotics factories and driverless car laboratories with views of the ancient Great Wall.
Jiang Zhehan, a 23-year-old journalism student, and social media content creator,
sees industrial tourism as a way to acquire knowledge and disseminate culture.