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June 17

Why are there so many Mongolian tourists to China?

According to Tourism in China the number of visitors from Mongolia to China is equal to about half of the population of Mongolia. Even assuming several visits in a year by the same visitor is counted as multiple visitors, this seems absurd. I've actually crossed from Mongolia to China through a land cross before. The Mongolians had visas issued to them beforehand, which makes these figures seem particularly absurd. Muzzleflash (talk) 20:41, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

There must be other reasons but if you're a Mongolian wanting a short international trip where else are you going to go? There's only like 2, maybe 3 choices and the PRC has a lot more tourist attractions than Siberia (mainly the natural beauty of Lake Baikal and pine trees, they're probably too similar to Mongolian climate to get "cold tourism"). Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 21:03, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

Without knowing how the numbers were put together, my guess would be that most of those trips are for business, not pleasure. Economy of Mongolia confirms that China gets a whopping 84% of Mongolia's exports. Matt Deres (talk) 00:48, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

And without seeing comparative figures for other neighboring nations, it's risky to draw conclusions. For example, how many Canadians visit America every year? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:14, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

"Canadian residents took almost 20.0 million overnight trips to the United States in 2010",[1] equal to well over half the population. And that doesn't even include one-day trips. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:53, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

... "28 million same-day car trips Canadians made to the U.S. in 2011" for cross-border shopping.[2] Clarityfiend (talk) 09:03, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

You will sell us the rope with which we will hang you. Also milk and gas. Mwahahahaha. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:19, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

I have to wonder how much Inner Mongolia and the fact that 30% of Mongolians are still nomadic may be affecting things. Ian.thomson (talk) 02:28, 18 June 2018 (UTC)