Is China’s ‘dark tourism’ turning disaster education into entertainment?

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 1, 2026Country: China

Travel & TourismEnvironment & Climate

Is China’s ‘dark tourism’ turning disaster education into entertainment?

After years of earthquakes, floods and typhoons, China is seeing growing interest in “dark tourism.” Visitors are flocking to attractions that recreate natural disasters. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports on how the boundary between survival training and entertainment is blurring.

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