The first "Brilliant China Tour" travel group to China recently departed from Los Angeles, USA, and will travel to Chinese cities such as Beijing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Hangzhou, and Shanghai during a 10 day journey. "Brilliant China Tour" is an innovative tourism product jointly launched by Air China, the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China. The 11 members of the first tour group come from various parts of the United States and are family and friends who make annual trips together. Katherine Vitierlo, a member of the delegation and teacher from Orlando, Florida, told reporters at the airport that they had originally planned to travel to China many years ago, but were unable to do so due to the COVID-19. Just in time for this "brilliant China tour" activity, they decided to restart the plan. On February 25th, members of the tour group took photos at Los Angeles International Airport in the United States. Xinhua News Agency (photographed by Zeng Hui) Vitiero said that two members of the tour group had traveled to China and praised her after returning to the United States, which made her look forward to this trip, especially experiencing Chinese culture and cuisine. She said that she will teach about multiculturalism and the Great Wall in the classroom, but if she has the opportunity to personally experience the real China, she will definitely have a completely different feeling. Peng Jing, the commercial counselor of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, saw off at the airport. She said that she hopes American tourists can understand a real, three-dimensional, and comprehensive China through their own observations and feelings. "The closer cultural exchanges and deeper mutually beneficial cooperation, the more stable, healthy, and sustainable China US relations will be.". On February 25th, members of the tour group took photos at Los Angeles International Airport in the United States. Xinhua News Agency (Photographed by Zeng Hui): China's cross-border tourism has picked up after the COVID-19. According to statistics from the National Immigration Administration of China, during the New Year holiday in 2024, border inspection agencies across the country inspected a total of 5.179 million inbound and outbound personnel, with a daily average of 1.726 million, which has returned to the same level as the same period in 2019. (Lai Xin She)