The most popular tourist cities in 2020 are not Xi, Chongqing, Beijing and Chengdu, but Guangzhou.

In the past 2020, due to special circumstances, overseas travel stopped, and most people could only stay at home. Some people choose to suspend their travel, while others choose to travel at home after the situation improves. In the past, the three major tourist cities among online celebrities were Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi, Suzhou, Beijing, Sanya, Hangzhou and other established tourist cities, but in the TOP 10 list of domestic tourist cities released a few days ago, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province unexpectedly ranked fifth, while Suzhou unexpectedly fell off the list.

Ganzi's list is easy to understand, because Ding Zhen suddenly became popular in the fourth season, driving the tourism industry in his hometown. Many people are puzzled that Guangzhou ranks first. After all, the population size is not comparable to that of Shanghai and Beijing, and the city has not regarded tourism as a pillar industry. However, after careful consideration, I think this list is reasonable.

In the past, Guangzhou was famous for its rapid economic development, but the city actually has a history of more than 2,000 years. There are many places of interest inside and outside the city, including five or six famous temples and countless modern buildings. Take Guangzhou Metro 1 Line and Line 2 for example, there are many scenic spots along the line, such as Yuexiu District and Liwan District, and each station has several scenic spots.

Guangzhou is a city with population inflow, with a perfect transportation system, medical system and trade system. The resident population exceeds150,000, and the floating population is estimated to exceed 20 million. It is the central city of the Pearl River Delta. Due to the decrease in the number of people traveling abroad this year, many tourists from Dongguan, Foshan, Jiangmen, Zhuhai and other surrounding cities came to visit, thus pushing up the data.

In the past, many foreigners who worked in Guangzhou always went back to their hometown for the holidays. Some foreigners and locals like to "go out and see the world". For big festivals like National Day and Spring Festival, they feel like an empty city when they play in Guangzhou.

In 2020, many people will stay in Guangzhou and spend more time punching in local tourist attractions and scenic spots. Take me personally as an example, many scenic spots that I have never heard of before have basically gone this year, and it is also in 2020 that I have a deeper understanding of the city where I have lived for 20 years.

In the past, many people only paid attention to the distance and inadvertently ignored the scenery around them.

In retrospect, there are many remarkable places in Guangzhou, whether it is natural scenery or cultural attractions.

Taking parks as an example, the old Liuhua Lake Park, Liwan Lake Park, Yuexiu Park and Luhu Park have their own characteristics, while the new haizhu lake Park and Baiyun Lake Park show the aesthetic effect of oil painting in the natural ecology.

New Hepu, located near Dongshankou subway station, used to be the place where overseas Chinese and celebrities lived in Guangzhou, and it is a rare block in Guangzhou that retains the characteristics of a complete foreign building block.

Many foreign buildings here have a history of nearly a hundred years and are "foreign facades" under the background of the great era.

Are you surprised that Guangzhou ranks first in the city tourism rankings?