Chinese tourists flock to cooler northeast for summer escape amid heatwaves

Chinese tourists flock to cooler northeast for summer escape amid heatwaves

With heat waves gripping the hemisphere, China’s cool northeast is experiencing a boom in summer tourism as people escape the heat. In China’s northeastern provinces of Jilin, Heilongjiang and Liaoning, located roughly between 42 and 53 degrees north latitude, popular summer retreats are promoting their natural landscapes, such as mountains, forests, rivers and lakes, while diversifying into cultural and adventure tourism that goes far beyond tr…