00:00Thanks to China's relaxed visa policies, including a 10-day visa-free transit option,
00:11more and more travelers are checking out the country's lesser-known destinations.
00:17Places like southwest China's Shuanghe Cave, Asia's longest where visitors can do things like
00:22cave abseiling and rock climbing, or small villages like this one in east China's Anhui
00:29province, where tourists lodge in homestays and dine on local cuisine.
00:34First day, we went for some river rafting, which was nice, and we had a lot of good food,
00:40a lot of different specialities for here.
00:44And even at extremely popular destinations like the Great Wall, some tourists are opting
00:49for off-the-beaten-path options.
00:52Xixia Village is part of Beijing and is surrounded by the wall on three sides.
00:57For tourists looking for a unique experience, Xixia is a great way to take in the sights
01:02without the lines and crowds.
01:05The homestay that we're currently in has been absolutely wonderful.
01:10Just nice, peaceful countryside roads with nice mountains, nice hills.
01:15So overall, absolutely fantastic.
01:18According to data from a Beijing-based online travel platform, the top 20 cities with the
01:25fastest growth in foreign tourist flight bookings are all located in third-tier cities or smaller.
01:31We're going to be playing the way that China was better.
01:38We're going to be playing the same boat on the river.
01:41What's going to happen with this money?
01:46Now let's see.
01:48We're going to be playing the same boat.
01:49We're going to be playing the same boat soon.
01:51In the last 30 years while we're playing the same boat, we're going to be playing the same boat.
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