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Pandemic restrictions drive Chinese to the great outdoors

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Travel restrictions have pushed creative executive Rita Guo and her partner to take up car camping, just to get out of the city.

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- Since 2020, creative executive Rita Guo has gone on six camping trips, more than she has her entire life.

Until the Covid-19 pandemic hit China, the 33-year-old had never imagined she would enjoy spending time sitting outdoors on a folding chair while sipping coffee from a metal mug.

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