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China's steep steps and cheap eats make TODAY's travel week

Nine.com travel expert John Walsh shares a route through Beijing, Xi'an, Suzhou and Shanghai, with mobile-payment advice for Australians.

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Why has China become so popular for travel? | Today Show Australia

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0:24Walsh attributes China's travel appeal to affordability, exchange rates and its proximity to Australia.
1:08The Great Wall visit involves steep steps following the mountain contours.
3:00Bullet trains and subways feature prominently in Walsh's account of getting between and around cities.
5:04Walsh recommends spring and autumn to avoid the extremes of summer and winter.
5:50His practical tips include small-group tours, local payment apps, basic greetings and watching for quiet electric vehicles.

John Walsh took the phrase "climb the Great Wall" rather more literally after visiting it. Recalling the steep steps on TODAY, he says: "When I hear people say you climb the Great Wall of China, I didn't realize they actually meant it."

That practical, occasionally breathless account sits at the centre of the channel's most watched new upload. "Why has China become so popular for travel? | Today Show Australia" drew roughly 36,000 views, with Walsh explaining the appeal through affordability, transport and the food along his route through Beijing, Xi'an, Suzhou and Shanghai.

The useful details go beyond sightseeing. Walsh recommends spring and autumn, small-group tours and setting up Alipay or WeChat Pay for purchases. He also has a pedestrian's warning about electric traffic: vehicles can approach without the engine noise visitors expect. Beneath the video, one viewer offers a pronunciation correction for Xi'an.

TODAY posted fifteen videos across the week, ranging from the US midterm aftermath to an interview with the cast of the dark comedy Wild Horse Nine. The China interview is also its busiest individual upload right now.

The audience is growing modestly: TODAY added a thousand subscribers over the week, while daily views are running above their usual level. Among nearby talk-show channels, 22 Minutes is enjoying a particularly strong spell of daily viewing; Sunrise is having a slower one. For TODAY, the week's most watched new segment offers something pleasantly concrete: how to get around, what to eat and why comfortable shoes belong in the suitcase.

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