Netizens in China were busy protesting the opening of a Japanese-themed attraction park in Dalian City until it was finally closed. This protest is anti-Japanese sentiment.
The name of this tourist spot is Tang Little Kyoto, with a design in the style of old Kyoto in Japan. It is located in a strategic area of Dalian City with a construction cost of more than USD 1.2 billion.
This is Tang Little Kyoto's digital design. Netizens in China are busy protesting the opening of a Japanese theme park in Dalian city. The protests forced the newly opened place to close indefinitely.
Netizens on Weibo social media were angry with the tourist location because it was considered insensitive given the traces of Japanese colonialism in China. Many people there are still not happy with Japan.
There is a Japanese bath or onsen that visitors can take advantage of.
Some areas have been opened and there are about 29 shops operating in it. It seems that many visitors have come.
The architecture is really Japanese.
Residents seem very enthusiastic about this new tour. But many netizens don't like it. "Officials who agree with the construction of this project should be investigated," "This attraction should be boycotted." "Which makes him stupid." so some critics of cyberspace citizens about this project.
The Dalian region has been occupied twice by the Japanese, with the first occupation in 1894 leaving a history of massacres. Then recently, there was tension between China and Japan over the dispute over Taiwan and the South China Sea.
A digital image showing the crowds of this tourist spot which finally became a reality after it was opened. This project has actually been approved by the local government. Even the Mayor of Dalian came personally to Tokyo in 2019 to sign the development agreement.
Having only been open for about two weeks, the city government asked Tang Little Kyoto to temporarily close due to protests from netizens and also to minimize the risk of the Corona virus that is still lurking.
