70 percent of Chinese tourists went there for shopping, with each spending an average of 2200 U.S dollar, doubling the average amount spent by other overseas tourists.

 

"I want to bring some gifts back. Products here are distinctive,"

 

"It feels good to be shopping here this time. The discounts were as much as 70 percent off, it's a good bargain,"

 

This manager at a South Korean department store says Chinese tourists plays an important role in his store's business.

 

"Chinese customers spent an average of 500,000 won per person here in 2015. There were more Chinese tourists at the year end. It's estimated¹ that the sales might have increased by over 10 percent,"

 

Chinese visitors contributed 22 billion U.S. dollars to the country's service sector² in 2015, 1.6 percent of the country's GDP.

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