@fisherzhangs_in_china: China’s dǎkǎ (打卡) culture is fascinating because it’s not just limited to celebrities, influencers, or people trying to build an online following — it cuts across pretty much every part of society. Young people, elderly people, families, couples… people from all walks of life will seek out the latest viral spots just to “check in” and get that perfect photo. Sometimes it even feels like actually enjoying the place comes second to getting the shot they can post online. Of course, this kind of behaviour isn’t unique to China, but the sheer scale of it here is something else — once you start noticing dǎkǎ culture, you realise it’s happening everywhere, all the time.
The Fisher-Zhangs in China
Region: US
Sunday 23 August 2026 13:22:46 GMT
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woozislefteyebrow :
Korea and China both do this and sometimes it does feel a bit silly but on the other hand its nice that when you take a photo in public you dont have to feel self conscious and in China during the blossoms older women would offer to take my photos when they saw I was alone, so sweet (I don't mean the paid photographers I saw them everywhere but it was domestic tourists who touched my heart)
2026-08-23 13:44:57
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Sarah G :
i'm curious how or where did you learn chinese? im learning chinese since 2 months and feeling struggling. do you have any recommendations where/how can I learn chinese to be fluent like you
2026-08-23 21:43:14
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louistan139 :
it's an amazing limestone cave.. so beautiful.
2026-08-23 13:45:07
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DebbieT :
Our dear friend Haotian, who is with you here—his coffee shop in Fuxin is top notch for coffee!👌👌👌
2026-08-23 13:36:57
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Patricia Legge :
Hi Tim, your sounding quite breathless, are you o.k.? 💐🥰💐🥰💐
2026-08-31 11:18:00
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Shvuni1 :
Well I would like to go too in september, but to me it seems like an experience with the walk through the cave instead of just a photo opportunity or am I wrong? Debating if I should go or not…
2026-08-25 06:31:48
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there is the same kind of thing in seoul too. even in the most beautiful places, there is some arbitrary business for people to take photos and not appreciate the nature around them.
2026-08-23 17:32:48
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Clare :
It’s growing in the west the checking in
2026-08-27 07:41:50
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LedgerNorth :
I went to china and caves, really cool, but they seem to love adding the lighting and special effects. I just want to see it for what it is haha
2026-08-23 23:52:44
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Toby123 :
I love the photo, it's very nice.
2026-08-24 07:41:42
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B :
can you send details of this place? I'm going there
2026-08-24 03:46:18
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Deeks :
I remember going to west Virginia as a kid and we went to a couple of caves, one of the coolest experiences of my life.
2026-08-24 21:10:06
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emmalpa :
in Spain we have them too😂😂
2026-08-23 19:29:51
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Danielle :
This place has really exploded in the past 10 years, I've seen so many tiktoks of it lately with amazing hotels, shows and experiences. I went in 2015 and remembered it as a small little town with rivers in the mountains and just Chinese tourists.
2026-08-25 08:48:30
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Golconda Kaku :
it is kind of obsessive and like influence all around 😂
2026-08-23 18:40:32
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user8381939942248 :
More new activities 👍
2026-08-23 13:34:39
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Play Learn Grow :
So beautiful, I would love to take a picture there 🥰💕
2026-08-23 16:07:31
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Theresa Hooper-Benne :
Love it
2026-08-29 07:30:24
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Scoobydo66 :
That looks amazing😀
2026-09-09 02:59:15
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marilyn :
It’s absolutely beautiful!!!! 😍 🇹🇹
2026-08-23 13:39:41
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John :
it's about having evidence that you've been there, done that. and you keep a photo memory of it.
most silly is climbing mount everest and posting about it. this is just a checklist that anyone can choose to explore and add it to their places they have visited
2026-08-24 09:33:45
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Lydia吕底雅 🌸 Solo Travel 🌸 :
i honestly really love 打卡 culture. in the end you have a photo memory of yourself at the place instead of just photos "of" the place that looks exactly the same as any other photo of that place. it's also really nice to be able to take photos of yourself without people constantly judging or running in Front of the camera just to bother you, and chinese people are SO sweet with helping out with Photos at these spots especially when you travel by yourself
2026-08-23 15:29:26
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Judeth :
Thats amazing coffee shop.
2026-08-24 21:10:42
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KFlo :
Summertime right now we have Sunflower field experience for photo opportunities in Manitoba. 🌻
2026-08-23 13:40:08
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