As a bonus gift, participants will also receive an electric hot pot with a capacity of 5 liters.
A representative of the travel agency told Jiupai News that the tour was designed as a shopping tour and the age restriction was to encourage people to spend money.
In contrast to the so-called “purely leisure-oriented tours”, the fees for such tours are lower, but several mandatory shopping stops are planned in the itinerary.
In this way, travel agents can earn commissions on tourists’ purchases and thus cover travel costs.
Since Quan won two gold medals at the Paris Olympics, her hometown has become increasingly popular, with travel advertisements even calling it the “Olympic Village” and the “Village of Champions.”
Another travel company in Maoming, also in Guangdong province, has launched a series of tours to her hometown, with prices ranging from a few dozen to several hundred yuan, according to The Paper. The company offers both shopping and purely leisure tours.
Given the restaurant’s growing popularity, Quan’s hometown, once a poor rural village, recently opened its first villager-run restaurant, serving local dishes such as suckling pig and white-cut chicken.
Quan Huacai, Quan’s neighbor, who was once known as a “loser” due to his previous failures in the beef offal business, decided to revive his business and is now successful.
“I’m not losing money now, it’s just more hard work. It takes two people two hours every day just to cut up the cow’s innards, not to mention the other steps,” he said.
Quan Hongchan, now 17, has won three Olympic gold medals, including one at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.
She won the individual diving event from the 10-meter platform and also won gold in the 10-meter synchronized diving event in Paris together with her teammate Chen Yuxi.
She first rose to fame at the age of 14 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she scored full points on three of her five jumps and caused only minimal splashes, earning her the nickname “genius girl.”
Since then, she has become one of China’s most popular and iconic figures, and news about her is constantly breaking on the Internet.
Tours of her hometown have sparked lively online discussions and piqued the curiosity of many.
“It’s too far from my location, but if it were closer I would definitely go. Only 58 yuan for a whole day – what a bargain!” one person said.
“Fantastic, it contributes to the local economy and creates more income opportunities for the villagers,” said another.
“I would even buy pesticides if Quan Hongchan endorsed them, just for fun. Maybe I’ll even buy some for my husband,” joked another, showing her affection for Quan.
However, some concerns have also been raised: “Is it okay to over-commercialise a young girl like this? She should have more time to do what she loves, spend time with her family and not be prevented from returning home,” said one online observer.
