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Photo-shooting tour boosts night-time economy in Xishuangbanna

21 Feb 2023

As darkness falls, a night market called Starlight Night Market in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is seething with tourists. The photo-shooting tour with unique ethnic customs has gained popularity among tourists and become a hot tourism product that boosts the night-time economy in Xishuangbanna. (Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua)

A photographer shoots for tourists in the Starlight Night Market.

The Starlight Night Market, Gaozhuangxishuangjing, Xishuangbanna.

A tourist is putting on make-up for her photo-shooting tour in the Starlight Night Market.

Tourists are taking pictures during their photo shoot tour in the Starlight Night Market, Xishuangbanna.

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