I live in Shanghai and travel across remote parts of China. It’s been 14 years. Let me say this clearly!You do NOT need to hitchhike in China like @lexfridman did. China is not some 1990s “eat, pray, backpack for survival” fantasy movie people project onto it.Travel in China is incredibly affordable. You take a high-speed train for the price of a dinner in many Western countries and suddenly you’re sitting next to farmers, workers, students, grandparents, entrepreneurs, people from every corner

🚨💔 Heartbreaking tragedy unfolds in China again. On May 3, a female tourist named Liu died in a horrific accident at Maliuyan Adventure Park in Sichuan’s Huaying City. Strapped into the “Waterfall Swing” — a 168-meter-high ride over a roaring waterfall — she repeatedly screamed “It’s not tied tight!” twice as staff ignored her and pushed her off the platform. She plummeted, slammed into the cliff, and was pronounced dead on the way to hospital.This wasn’t bad luck. It was preventable negligenc