Southeast Asia holds its breath for Chinese tourists’ long-awaited return: ‘this year will definitely be stronger’
On a recent weekend at the 16th century Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai, Chinese influencers could be seen dressed in elegant evening gowns, scattering corn kernels to draw in pigeons that were startled almost as soon as they’d landed, their fluttering wings creating the perfect wistful social-media moment framed by an ancient monument.