Chinese Go to Los Angeles for Kobe Bryant, But Skip the Beach

As Los Angeles celebrates its fifth straight year of record-breaking tourism, officials in part can thank visitors from China who, despite their reputed disdain for lying on the beach, now make up the second-largest group of international travelers to this sun-drenched city. In fact, China — which a decade ago was not a major player in the Southern California tourism game — last year sent nearly 800,000 people to visit the shops, museums and tourist attractions in and around America's...

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