Lùyíng shì jìnnián xīngqǐ de yì zhǒng xiūxián fāngshì.
Camping is a pastime that has taken off in recent years.
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近年 stands before a noun or verb: 近年的变化 'the changes of recent years'. To open a sentence, 近年来 'in recent years' is more usual, and in speech people say 这几年.