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While the pandemic has prevented peoplefromtravelingafar，there'sasilverliningtothat dark cloud： micro- tourism， or mini- vacations.

Micro-tourism refers to short-distance travel in which people drive two or three hours to anearby destination and spend two or three days.Instead of requiring an elaborate plan and a lotof money， micro- tourismallows people to bemore flexible and is less expensive.

According to China Daily， micro- tourismbegan catching on seven or eight years ago， but ithas been increasingly popular since the COVID-19 pandemic. With the pandemic preventionandcontrol measures making long and distant tripsless convenient， more and more Chinese peoplechoose to take short trips instead.

Mark Hou from Beijing is one of them. Be-forethepandemic，the 28- year- oldpreferredtakinglong tripsabroador leaving Beijing tosee places of interests in other Chinese provinces. But the pandemic meant he had to adapt to anew travel style.

“Travelingalongdistancemeansyoushouldtakepublictransportation. Butthat

雖然因為新冠疫情，人們無法遠游，但烏云之中還有一線希望：微旅行，或者叫微度假。

“微旅行”指的是短途旅行，人們會開兩三個小時的車到附近的目的地，然后游玩兩、三天。微旅行不需要詳細計劃，也不會花費大量金錢，讓人能更靈活安排，也更便宜。

據(jù)《中國日報》報道，微旅行于七、八年前開始流行，但自新冠疫情大流行以來，就越來越受人們歡迎。由于各地推行疫情防控措施，長途出行變得愈發(fā)不方便，越來越多的中國人選擇短途出行。

來自北京的馬克·侯（音）就是一個喜歡微旅行的人。新冠疫情大流行之前，這位28歲的年輕人更喜歡長途旅行，或者離開北京，去游覽國內(nèi)其他省份的名勝古跡。但疫情讓他必須適應(yīng)一種新的旅行方式。

“長途旅行意味著你應(yīng)該乘坐公共交通工具，但這就可能增加感染的風(fēng)險，”侯說，

would be likely to increase the chances of infection，”Housaid.“Tostayhealthy，short- distance travel is the better choice.”

But thatdoesn't mean Hou haslostfunduring his short trips.

After a long and tiring week at work， Houlikes to invite three or four friends and drive toBeijing'ssuburbsonweekends. Sometimestheywillhaveahotspringgathering. Othertimes， they just bring camping gear， a camera，somefoodand water，and wanderaround themountains or parks.

“Inthepeachblossomseason，wegotothe mountains with many peach trees. Walkingin the mountains， we not only get the fresh airand have exercise， but also enjoy the beauty offlowers，”Hou explained.“When we feel tired，we can pitch a tent to rest and have a picnic.That can ease tensions of daily life.”

To adapt to the new trend， many cities alsocreate moreopportunitiesfor tourists. Forex-ample， in 2020， Shanghai launched a number ofmicro- tourism products for half- day and one-day tours， including exploring cultural heritagesites in the city， experiencing rural life and goinghiking. Destinationsaroundcities，parks，campsites and resorts are offering new， specializedfacilitiesandservicesforRVcamping，jubensha parties， barbecues and picnics.

“Withtheseprograms，youngtouristsnolonger look to get 'distance'，but are willing tofind new ways to experience their cities，”FengRao， head of Mafengwo Tourism Research Cen-ter， told People's Daily.Traveldoesn't mean you need to gofarawaytofindarestingplaceforyourheart.40 That's also the mission of the micro-tourism.

“為了保持健康，短途旅行是更好的選擇?！?/p>

但這并不代表侯在短途旅行中喪失了樂趣。

漫長勞累的一周工作之后，侯喜歡在周末邀請三、四個朋友開車去北京郊區(qū)。有時一群人會聚在一起泡溫泉，其他時候，他們只是帶著露營裝備、相機，拿上一些食物和水，在山上或公園里閑逛。

“桃花盛開的季節(jié)，我們會去種有桃樹的山上。在山里散步，我們不僅能呼吸到新鮮空氣、鍛煉身體，還能欣賞到美麗的花朵?！焙罱忉尩溃叭绻械嚼哿?，我們可以搭個帳篷休息、野餐，這樣可以緩解日常生活的壓力。”

為了適應(yīng)這種新趨勢，許多城市也為游客創(chuàng)造了更多微旅行的機會。例如，2020年，上海推出了一系列半日游和一日游的微旅行項目，包括探索城市文化遺產(chǎn)地、體驗鄉(xiāng)村生活和徒步旅行。城市附近的旅游地點、公園、露營地和度假村，為房車露營、劇本殺派對、燒烤和野餐提供了新的、專業(yè)的設(shè)施和服務(wù)。

馬蜂窩旅游研究中心負責人馮饒在接受《人民日報》采訪時表示“：有了這些項目，年輕游客不再追求‘距離，而是愿意尋找新的方式來體驗自己的城市?！?/p>

旅行并不意味著要去很遠的地方，才能為自己的心找一個休憩之所，這種目的微旅行也可以達到。