Several Chinese cities have gone viral these days, with related topics generating a lot of buzz on Tik Tok. Foreign netizens are astonished at some of the hot destinations in China and are eager to visit. Hunan's distinctive attractions also appeal to many foreign netizens, and are listed as must-visit places, including Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang Ancient Town, Furong Town, and Gaoyi Ridge.
Furong Town (Photo/VCG)
A-list Zhangjiajie – Proof of Chinese Magic
Zhangjiajie is an A-list Hunan destination on Tik Tok, with short videos receiving hundreds of thousands, even millions of views.
After viewing the misty Tianmen Cave, the breathtaking winding mountain road, and the precipitous cliffs, a foreign netizen exclaimed that "I have suspected that the Chinese people have magic and Zhangjiajie is the proof".
Netizen Cwubalub introduces Tianzi Mountain in Zhangjiajie.
The movie Avatar always comes up when talking about Zhangjiajie. In these videos, foreign netizens frequently note that "Zhangjiajie is the real location of Avatar!" and "It's Pandora!"
The floating Hallelujah Mountains are especially marvelous. The rolling sea of clouds reminds netizens of the animation film Dragon Ball, "Wukong may emerge at any time in the flying clouds".
(It reminds me of the Dragon Ball.)
(Wukong may emerge at any time in the flying clouds.)
Many scenic spots in Zhangjiajie are spotlighted on Tik Tok. When viewing the thrilling, cliff-hanging glass skywalk on Tianmen Mountain, foreign netizens exclaim, "my hands are sweating", "my knees feel all tingly and achy", and "my knees are weak".
When sunshine passes through the Tianmen Cave, one netizen quoted the song lyric, "Feels like I'm knocking on heaven's doors".
Fenghuang Ancient Town – A Land of Fairy Tales
Fenghuang Ancient Town is also popular on Tik Tok with its antique beauty.
Cynthia, a Mexican vlogger who has lived in China for dozens of years and now resides in Shanghai, posted a vlog of her tour in Fenghuang Ancient Town on Tik Tok on April 25 this year. She was in a red dress with a Chinese folding fan in her hand, taking photos along the Tuojiang riverfront. Her camera lens took in the Chinese girls in Hanfu costumes and elderly boatmen on the wharf, as well as the distinctive stilted buildings, stone roads, and boats moored along the bank.
Another video of Fenghuang's nightscape also astonished netizens, leaving one to ask if it was the scene from the Hunger Games. Another was tearfully reminded of the movie Coco.
(A paradise.)
Furong Town – A Photoshopped Place
Furong Ancient Town, a millennium town "hanging" along the waterfall, is eye-catching to Tik Tok subscribers, and described as one of the "unreal places on the globe" by foreign netizens. Videos that drew the most likes always had the comment, "China truly is so beautiful!"
The town's spectacular waterfall reminded some netizens of the Water Curtain Cave -- Sun Wukong's palace. Others admired the beauty of the falls, but were more enchanted by the buildings in the town.
A strong desire to visit this beautiful town is clear in the comments.
Gaoyi Ridge – A Place Forgotten by God
Distinct from other spots, Gaoyi Ridge in Chenzhou draws comments like "beautiful and scary". A video of the undeveloped Gaoyi Ridge posted on Tik Tok has attracted broad at someone e...t-alig Gaoyi Ridge is a "very beautiful but very dangerous" place. Many ask, "do they put up handrails?" In fact, if they came and looked around Gaoyi Ridge, they would discover that it's not only very beautiful, it is also very safe.
(It is very beautiful but also very dangerous.)
Aside from Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang Ancient Town, Furong Town, and Gaoyi Ridge, more and more Chinese cities have gone viral on Tik Tok, igniting foreign netizens' passion for visiting China.
This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.
Translator: Pang Yuehui
Chinese source: Xiaoxiang Morning Herald
