What does backpacker mean?

Backpackers are outdoor enthusiasts who carry backpacks, tents and sleeping bags, crossing, camping, hiking and cycling.

Backpackers generally refer to tourists who go out on foot or by bike. They bring their own tents, kitchen utensils and various tools for survival in the wild. You can often find some beautiful scenic spots that others have never been to or rarely go to. However, we often encounter some unexpected difficulties or emergencies on the way. It also refers to travelers who aim at scenery, culture, life experience or collecting wind, rather than travelers who aim at vacation.

Backpackers are a popular way of traveling in recent years. Western Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet have become backpackers' paradise. Lijiang has relatively low altitude, high oxygen content and beautiful natural scenery, making it the first choice for backpackers to set foot, followed by Sichuan and Tibet.

The difference between backpackers and tourists

The difference between ordinary travel and backpackers is that ordinary travel is an activity that points out that people enjoy themselves through travel. If you pay, others can arrange everything for you. Don't worry about eating, drinking and sleeping, enjoy the fun of traveling. Backpackers usually plan their own food, clothing, housing and transportation, and bring all kinds of necessary travel supplies, in order to experience nature, which is a more free and independent way of travel.

The difference between general travel and backpackers' diet can be said to be a spiritual difference. As a netizen mentioned: during the trip, you will see them wearing simple clothes, carrying big backpacks and camera bags, and dealing with local people in a low-key way can gain more feelings. After the trip, they will show what they recorded along the way to everyone with a unique perspective, using cameras and words. With these carriers, you can