r/ThatsInsane 5d ago

Tourist hotspot in China installs series of escalators to help visitors to a 1,500-metre-high mountain hike to the top

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u/Fat_Pizza_Boy 5d ago

Typical CCP China: ZERO respect to nature and install “new technologies” over so many natural wonders! Eye sore for sure.

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u/Secret_Photograph364 5d ago

The CCP actually does a great job of protecting some of China's national parks. Say what you will of much of their actions, but to say they do not respect China's nature is simply not true.

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u/KJongsDongUnYourFace 5d ago

They have record numbers of both environmental attractions and historic attractions. Only the US can really compete with them in terms of variety of natural landscapes.

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u/Secret_Photograph364 5d ago

Yes, a lot of that simply has to do with size as well to be fair. The nations with the best nature tend to simply be the biggest: Brazil, China, USA, Russia, Canada etc. (The US and China being unique because they have many different biomes and climates) But to be sure China has truly breathtaking national parks which definitely have great care taken towards them.

Not to endorse the CCP, I simply think national parks are really not a political issue to most people including them. Everyone can respect the beauty of China's nature.

Same generally can be said of much of China's historical and cultural sites. The CCP has a great many problems, but this just is not one of them.