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From “Buying Products” to “Enjoying Time”: Experience Economy Becomes a New Trend
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2026niándewǔ yī五一jià qī假期yī zhǒng一种xīndexiāo fèi消费fāng shì方式huǒlezhè zhǒng这种fāng shì方式jiàotǐ yàn jīng jì体验经济

During the May Day holiday in 2026, a new way of spending became popular: the “experience economy.”

jiǎn dān简单lái shuō来说rén men人们xiàn zài现在huā qián花钱bù zài不再zhǐ shì只是wèi le为了mǎi dào买到yī jiàn一件shāng pǐn商品ér shì而是wèi le为了huò dé获得yī duàn一段kuài lè快乐deshí guāng时光yī cì一次yǒu qù有趣decháng shì尝试huòyī fèn一份nán wàng难忘dehuí yì回忆

Simply put, people now spend money not just to buy a product, but to gain a happy time, an interesting experience, or an unforgettable memory.

zàiguǎng xī广西nán níng南宁deyī jiā一家bó wù guǎn博物馆hěnduōnián qīng rén年轻人pái duì排队cān jiā参加shǒu gōng手工huó dòng活动

At a museum in Nanning, Guangxi, many young people lined up to take part in hands-on activities.

tā men他们bú shì不是wèi le为了mǎixiàn chéng现成dejì niàn pǐn纪念品ér shì而是xiǎngqīn shǒu亲手gěizì jǐ自己dewán ǒu玩偶shè jì设计bìngzhì zuò制作mín zú fēng民族风deyī fú衣服

They were not there to buy ready-made souvenirs. Instead, they wanted to design and make ethnic-style clothes for their dolls by hand.

cóngtiāo xuǎn挑选bù liào布料dàodā pèi搭配shì pǐn饰品měi gè每个réndōuchéngleshè jì shī设计师

From choosing fabrics to matching accessories, everyone became a designer.

wèiyóu kè游客shuōqīn shǒu亲手zuòdedōng xī东西gèngyǒuyì yì意义zhè ge这个guò chéng过程ràngjué de觉得fēi cháng非常qīng sōng轻松zhì yù治愈

One visitor said, “Things made by hand are more meaningful. The process makes me feel very relaxed and healed.”

kē jì科技ràngzhè zhǒng这种tǐ yàn体验biàn dé变得gèng jiā更加zhēn shí真实

Technology has also made this kind of “experience” more real.

zàiyī xiē一些kǒng lóng恐龙bó wù guǎn博物馆yóu kè游客dài shàng戴上VRyǎn jìng眼镜jiùnénglì kè立刻chuān yuè穿越dàoyì wàn亿万nián qián年前jìn jù lí近距离guān chá观察kǒng lóng恐龙deshēng huó生活

At some dinosaur museums, visitors can put on VR glasses and instantly “travel” back hundreds of millions of years to observe dinosaur life up close.

érzàiyī xiē一些gǔ lǎo古老degǎng kǒu港口jǐng qū景区yóu kè游客kě yǐ可以huàn shàng换上gǔ dài古代deyī fú衣服yǎn yuán演员menyì qǐ一起yǎn xì演戏

At some old port scenic areas, visitors can change into ancient clothes and act in plays together with the performers.

zhè zhǒng这种rù xì入戏degǎn jué感觉ràngyuán běn原本pǔ tōng普通decān guān参观biàn chéng变成lechōng mǎn充满jīng xǐ惊喜demào xiǎn冒险

This feeling of being “part of the scene” turns an ordinary visit into an adventure full of surprises.

chú le除了chéng shì城市xiāng cūn乡村biàn dé变得rè nào热闹qǐ lái起来

Not only cities, but the countryside is becoming lively too.

hěnduōzhùzàichéng lǐ城里derénzhōu mò周末huìdài hái zi带孩子jiāo wài郊外denóng chǎng农场

Many people who live in the city take their children to farms outside the city on weekends.

tā men他们bù jǐn不仅shìmǎixīn xiān新鲜deshuǐ guǒ水果shū cài蔬菜gèngzhòng yào重要deshìtǐ yàn体验nóng huó农活

They do not go only to buy fresh fruits and vegetables; more importantly, they go to experience farm work.

dà jiā大家yì qǐ一起wèixiǎo yáng小羊zhāiguǒ zi果子zàiláo dòng劳动zhōnggǎn shòu感受dà zì rán大自然

Together, they feed lambs and pick fruit, and feel nature through labor.

zhè zhǒng这种màn shēng huó慢生活ràngpíng shí平时máng lù忙碌dedà rén men大人们dé dào得到lefàng sōng放松rànghái zi men孩子们xué dào学到lezhī shí知识

This kind of “slow life” helps busy adults relax and also lets children learn new things.

zhuān jiā专家biǎo shì表示xiàn zài现在dexiāo fèi zhě消费者yuè lái yuè越来越zhù zhòng注重cān yù gǎn参与感xīn qíng心情

Experts say that consumers today are paying more and more attention to participation and mood.

zhè zhǒng这种cóngmǎichǎn pǐn产品dàomǎishēng huó生活debiàn huà变化shuō míng说明dà jiā大家kāi shǐ开始zhuī qiú追求gènggāo zhì liàng高质量deshēng huó fāng shì生活方式

This change from “buying products” to “buying life” shows that people are beginning to pursue a higher-quality lifestyle.

wèi lái未来zhè zhǒng这种yǒugè xìng个性yǒuwēn dù温度dexiāo fèi消费mó shì模式huìyuè lái yuè越来越duōwèiwǒ men我们derì cháng日常shēng huó生活dài lái带来gèngduōhuó lì活力sè cǎi色彩

In the future, this kind of personalized and warm consumer model will become more common, bringing more energy and color to our daily lives.

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