Quora精選：老外更願意去日本還是中國旅遊？

Would you visit China or Japan if given the choice, and why?

如果你可以選，你願意去中國還是日本旅遊？爲什麼？

Answer from @Kenzo Variant:

Both China and Japan are beautiful countries. But personally, if I can pick only one, I will pick China.

中國和日本都是很美的國家。不過，就我個人而言，如果我能選，我會選中國。

Japan is a very modern country, yet we can still see ancient temples, castles, shrines and go to Osaka for the food which are unforgetable.

日本是個很現代的國家，同時也能看到很多古老的寺廟、城堡、神龕，還能去大阪吃到令人難忘的食物。

On the other hand, China is much bigger geographically.

但另一方面，中國從地理上來講就大得多了。

I do not think we can really explore and enjoy China in 30 days. And that is by excluding HK and Macau.

我覺得我們在30天以內是沒有辦法把中國體驗透徹的。而這還沒有算上香港和澳門。

Therefore, saying ‘visit China’ is a bit incorrect, just like saying ‘visit the US’ is not really correct.

所以，“去中國旅遊”是不確切的，就像“去美國旅遊”也是不確切的。

US is also so big that people should say ‘visit NY’, ‘visit Vegas’, ‘visit SF’, etc.

美國也是個非常大的國家，所以應該說“去紐約旅遊”、“去拉斯維加斯旅遊”、“去舊金山旅遊”等等等等。

China is also super modern, yet we can also see the world famous ancient side of China.

中國也是個非常現代的國家，但同時我們也能看到它舉世聞名的古蹟。

The difference with Japan is that some of the sceneries in China can be really breathtaking. Some are literally breathtaking like the Great Wall, long walk, requires a lot of breath. :)

它和日本的區別在於，中國的一些經典真的每到令人窒息。有些是貨真價實的“令人窒息”，比如常常，你得走好久，走完就喘不過氣來了。（微笑~）

As for the food, once I meet a western chef who claimed in the world there are only two types of cuisine: French and Chinese.

而說到食物，我曾經見到過以爲西方的大廚，他說世界上只有兩種菜系：法國菜和中國菜。

Also, going to China is much cheaper compared to travelling in Japan.

另外，去中國比去日本便宜多了。

If you only have short vacation, Japan wins. But if you have more than one week, China wins.

如果你的假期很短，那日本更好。但如果你有一週以上的時間，那中國更好。

If you have only one week and want to go China, pick Beijing and the surroundings. One week should enough.

如果你只有一週卻想去中國，就去北京和它的周邊吧。一週應該夠了。

If you want to sample life in a futuristic city, go to Shanghai.

如果你想去一個有未來感的城市，那就去上海。

Answer from @Craig Arthur:

I’m actually going through this decision right at this moment for a holiday in October/November.

實際上我現在正在做這樣一個決定，因爲我在十月、十一月的時候有個假期。

And…. Despite never having been to China and loving the idea of going there….

然後……雖然我從來沒有去過中國，也很像去哪裏……

I’m leaning Japan.

我還是選擇日本。

Why?

爲什麼呢？

The main reason is visas. With Japan I just have to go there. It’s no problem.

主要的原因就是簽證。去日本的話，我直接去就行了，什麼問題也沒有。

With China I’ll have to apply for a visa advance, visit the Chinese embassy and…oh it’s such a faff . No thanks.

而去中國的話，我就得先準備簽證材料、去中國使館，然後，額，總之太費事。還是別了吧。

Too much of a pain just for a little visit. I’d need to have a month of holiday at least to make it seem worth the effort to me.

想去玩一下要受的罪太多了。這個假期起碼要一個月才能玩回本。

（翻譯：能貓）