Attractions centered on natural catastrophes are experiencing a surge in visitor interest across China. People are traveling to locations that deliberately simulate severe environmental disasters like earthquakes, floods, and typhoons. However, the rise of these specialized sites has led observers to warn that the boundary between authentic educational safety preparedness and commercial amusement is rapidly disappearing.
Are China’s disaster simulations turning survival training into entertainment?
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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’, where visitors flock to attractions that recreate natural disasters. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports on how the line between survival training and entertainment is blurring.
Published On 1 Nov 2026
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The hosts prevented a lopsided tour result by delivering an aggressive run chase at Seddon Park to finish the five-match clash on a high note. Strong middle-order recovery efforts by the tourists proved insufficient once home batters capitalized on the batting conditions to wrap up the target well ahead of the final over. The outcome closes out the international assignment with silverware for the visiting side despite the closing setback.
Chasing a challenging target of 192 in Hamilton, the hosts relied on dominant batting performances to avert a wider series deficit against the tourists. Glenn Phillips anchored the closing stages alongside Tim Seifert to cap a historic individual campaign with the bat. The outcome provides late momentum as both squads shift focus to their upcoming 50-over matches.