A new type of game has emerged: China’s younger generations pay 10,888 yuan (around $1,500) per person to participate in war games.
According to the South China Morning Post, Candy, a travel influencer on Xiaohongshu—China’s version of Instagram—she recently posted a video of her visit to a military camp in Moscow, Russia, with her friends.
In the video, women in their twenties, dressed in Qing Dynasty costumes, are depicted firing rocket launchers and AK-47 rifles, driving tanks across snow-covered fields, and throwing grenades. On her social media, Candy explained, “Although the weapons we used were props, the flashes and explosions felt real.”
“We wore traditional Chinese attire to create a cultural collision by merging Chinese aesthetics with Russian military culture,” she added.
The video went viral and catalyzed the introduction of military tourism in Russia. A one-day tour costs 10,888 yuan per person, including shooting and tank driving. Russian military experts educate tourists and ensure their safety.
Russia opened the world’s largest tank factory production line to the public in 2016, marking the start of its military tourism. Since then, Russia has expanded to offer a variety of experiences, including gun use, tank rides, military food tasting, and workshops on disassembling and assembling automatic rifles.
They also offer jet-flight experiences for thrill-seeking tourists for 8,000 yuan (around $1,000) per person, and visitors can experience aerobatic flight maneuvers such as loops, rolls, and steep climbs with a skilled pilot.
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