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1. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-china-65478638Zibo barbecue: Millions bring sudden fame to industrial ... - BBC

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   Zibo, a sleepy industrial city of 4.7 million in eastern China, is not typically known as a tourist hot spot. But when Zibo native Mr Zhang travelled home for his wedding last...

2. www.theworldofchinese.com › 2024 › 05Viral Tourism in Zibo: One Year On | The World of Chinese

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   May 20, 2024 · After Zibo and its barbecue restaurants became a viral sensation in April last year, many observers in the media and online believed the city would share the same fate as other once internet-famous tourist destinations: one cycle of virality with increased media attention, explosive tourist influx, followed by a quick cooldown, and then return ...

3. www.nytimes.com › 2023/05/21 › worldInside the Barbecue City That Is China’s Hottest Tourist ...

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   May 21, 2023 · Zibo, a once-obscure chemical manufacturing city in Shandong Province, has suddenly strangely — thanks to, of all things, barbecue — turned into China’s hottest tourist destination.

4. www.whatsonweibo.com › the-hottest-place-in-chinaThe Hottest Place in China: How Zibo Became a Popular Tourist ...

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   Apr 15, 2023 · With its 4.7 million inhabitants, the old industrial and mining city was not exactly known as a trendy tourist destination. But that has all changed now. Everybody is talking about Zibo. For the upcoming May 1st holiday, hotel bookings in Zibo went up 800% compared to 2019, making it one of the most popular destinations in Shandong.

5. www.globaltimes.cn › page › 202305Secrets behind Zibo's explosion in popularity as seen by a ...

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   May 4, 2023 · Visitors swarm in Haiyue Longong market in Zibo, Shandong Province on April 28, 2023. Photo: Zhang Changyue/GT. Surge of tourists. The Zibo tourism authority said that around 120,000 people...

6. news.cgtn.com › news › 2023/04/17How a small East China city became the most searched ... - CGTN

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   Apr 17, 2023 · Zibo is certainly not the only city in China that offers barbecue, or even the most famous one, but its seemingly sudden fame was steps in the making. Zhou Maosong, president of the Zibo Tourism Promotion Association, tracked the timeline of this round of the city's barbecue popularity.

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   Is Zibo China's hottest tourist destination?

   • Zibo, a once-obscure chemical manufacturing city in Shandong Province, has suddenly strangely — thanks to, of all things, barbecue — turned into China’s hottest tourist destination. This city of 4.7 million received 4.8 million visitors in March, after it began attracting notice on social media.

   Inside the Barbecue City That Is China’s Hottest Tourist Destination

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   Is Zibo a tourist hot spot?

   • Zibo, a sleepy industrial city of 4.7 million in eastern China, is not typically known as a tourist hot spot. But when Zibo native Mr Zhang travelled home for his wedding last month, he was stunned by the "outrageous" deluge of tourists that he found.

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   Is Zibo a popular tourist destination in Shandong?

   • Despite having 4.7 million inhabitants, Zibo was not exactly known as a trendy tourist destination. However, it has become one of the most popular destinations in Shandong now. For the upcoming May 1st holiday, hotel bookings in Zibo went up 800% compared to 2019.

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   Why is Zibo so popular?

   • Zibo has been at the centre of a social media frenzy since China shed its Covid restrictions in January. Millions of domestic visitors have descended on the previously little-known city in Shandong province, lured by influencers and a chance to let off steam after crippling lockdowns.

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   Why should Chinese students travel to Zibo?

   • Zibo is a popular tourist destination for Chinese students according to Chinese media platform DT Finance (DT财经). Especially during the pandemic and China’s stringent Covid measures, many people have spent a lot of time indoors, quarantined, locked down, and/or unable to travel. For Chinese students, Zibo resonates with new travel wishes.

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   Is Zibo China's Outdoor Barbecue Capital?

   • Some online influencers are now calling Zibo "China's outdoor barbecue capital". There are more than 1,270 barbecue joints in the city, according to the president of Zibo's Barbecue Association. "Zibo barbecue" has been a trending topic on Chinese social media platforms like Xiaohongshu and Weibo since early March.

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8. www.bbc.com › travel › articleThe Chinese BBQ luring millions

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   May 24, 2023 · A series of videos posted to the Chinese version of TikTok ignited an unlikely mania for street barbecue in Zibo, a manufacturing city of some 4.5 million people in eastern China's Shandong...