My story about Chinese tourism in Chiang Mai for Spring Festival ran on Netease. Brewing tension between locals and Chinese tourists was set off when a Chinese tourist kicked an ancient bell at a famous temple on Doi Suthep the day I was there with a tour group. As I worked on this story, I became more and more aware of frustration, prejudice and even racism against Chinese among local merchants. Scandals and incredulous stories of egregious behavior by Chinese tourists in Chiang Mai were a dime a dozen. A story that I expected to be lighthearted and upbeat turned out to be more complex than I had realized.
Here is a link to the images:
http://news.163.com/photoview/3R710001/85605.html#p=AJP1KE033R710001
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