Tourists follow the shining stars in China


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Stargazing tourism is becoming popular around the world. — RYAN JACOBSON/Unsplash

When night fell, and the arch of the Milky Way came into sight above the Chinese version of “Route 66”. Astronomy photographer Dong Shuchang caught the most beautiful moment of the road in the northwestern Chinese city of Zhongwei.

Stargazing tourism is shining bright in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which administers Zhongwei, as the inland region has been trying to cultivate itself into a “hometown of stars” since last year.

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