China 's rich are looking for new opportunities , especially hunting . They are heading to places such as Texas , Russia and Canada – where they are paying up to $ 500 to kill polar bears . “ Besides drinking Bordeaux wine and playing golf , hunting has been taken up by some high - net - worth individuals as a way to show off their wealth and power , ” said Professor Georg Arlt , of Germany - based research centre China Outbound Tourism Research Institute . When Wang took groups of foreign hunters to remote, undeveloped western Chinese provinces such as Gansu, he was stunned at the potential profit that hunting could bring to impoverished locals. Gun ownership is strictly controlled in China , and hunting is limited to those with permission .
China 's rich are looking for new opportunities , especially hunting . They are heading to places such as Texas , Russia and Canada – where they are paying up to $ 500 to kill polar bears . “ Besides drinking Bordeaux wine and playing golf , hunting has been taken up by some high - net - worth individuals as a way to show off their wealth and power , ” said Professor Georg Arlt , of Germany - based research centre China Outbound Tourism Research Institute . Gun ownership is strictly controlled in China , and hunting is limited to those with permission .