Nepal embassy promotes tourism in Beijing
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Leela Mani Paudyal, ambassador of Nepal to China delivers welcome remarks on April 21. [Photo/China.org.cn] |
The embassy of Nepal presented a tourism-themed cultural show in Beijing on April 21 as the opening ceremony for the 2017 Nepal Tourism Promotion event in China.
The number of visitors from China to Nepal has been growing in recent years, although there was a setback in April 2016, when a catastrophic earthquake occurred. In 2016, the positive trend resumed with 104,000 Chinese visiting the country, accounting for about 15 percent of total tourist arrivals in Nepal, and the embassy in Beijing expects this to continue in 2017.
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Wang Xiaofeng, vice chairman of China National Tourism Administration, delivers his remarks. [Photo/China.org.cn] |
Leela Mani Paudyal, ambassador of Nepal to China delivered a welcome address at the opening ceremony, pointing out the importance of tourism to Nepal and mentioning the country's efforts to attract more outbound Chinese tourists.
Nepal is willing to further strengthen China-Nepal tourism cooperation with the opportunities provided by of the Belt and Road Initiative, he said, while introducing a series of policies and actions adopted in recent years to restore Nepalese infrastructure.
After the 2015 earthquake, tourism was gradually recovering, he stressed. To attract more Chinese tourists, the embassy in Beijing sought every opportunity to promote the country to the Chinese people. "This is the sixth program in last five months, and more shows, exhibitions and seminars on Nepal tourism will be held in the future.".
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Nepal students studying in China present dance performances. [Photo/China.org.cn] |
Wang Xiaofeng, vice chairman of China National Tourism Administration, delivered remarks as the guest of honor. He mentioned the progress made in China-Nepal relations in recent years, adding that the CNTA wished to further strengthen tourism cooperation between the two countries.
Zhang Lijun, chairman of the China Association of Travel Services and president of China CYTS Tours Holding Co. Ltd, stressed he was confident of attracting more Chinese tourists to visit Nepal based on closer cooperation between Chinese travel agencies and Nepalese tour operators.
At the end of the ceremony, a renowned photographer Steve Meng shared his experiences in touring Nepal last year and Nepalese students studying in China presented Nepali folk dance performances.
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