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Chinese travel website Mafengwo recently unveiled the names of most popular domestic and overseas destination among young Chinese travelers in 2019, based on its big data and analysis of users' preferences over the past year.

Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region tops the list due to its picturesque views, ethnic culture and popularity on social networking platforms.

Japan still dominates in the overseas destinations, because of the short distance, performance-price ratio and tourism resources.

Mafengwo's travel research center head Feng Rao said some Chinese visitors are willing to travel farther to less crowded destinations such as Tunisia for exotic travel experience, due to better air connectivity and easier application of visas.

Top 10 popular domestic destinations in 2019

1 Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region

2 Beijing

3 Taiwan

4 Xi'an

5 Hangzhou

6 Shanxi

8 Sanya

9 Fanjing Mountain

10 Guiyang

Top 10 popular overseas destinations in 2019

1 Japan

2 The United States

3 Austria

4 Norway

5 Germany

6 Tunisia

7 Italy

8 Australia

9 Cuba

10 Croatia