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With travel and quarantine restrictions, many Chinese urbanites headed outside of cities, fuelling a rural tourism boom, while influencers like Li Ziqi drew large followings to their posts about the idyllic countryside.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
China's new urbanites have enduring ties to the land.
—Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2015
Delights in young urbanites, who have pivoted their city careers to pursue a collective rural quest: growing exceptional rice.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Young urbanites snapped selfies and cheered while local farmers and children in school uniforms looked on.
—Guerchom Ndebo, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
China's new urbanites have enduring ties to the land.
—Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2015
Delights in young urbanites, who have pivoted their city careers to pursue a collective rural quest: growing exceptional rice.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Young urbanites snapped selfies and cheered while local farmers and children in school uniforms looked on.
—Guerchom Ndebo, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Urbanite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urbanite. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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urbanite
noun
ur·ban·ite
ˈər-bə-ˌnīt 
: one living in a city
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