Deepening Tourism Exchange and Cooperation between China and Russia
2024-07-09
Sitting in front of the stall, eating hot egg burgers, queuing up for freshly steamed buns, and purchasing specialty agricultural products... At the morning market in Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province, one can often see the figures of numerous Russian tourists. Tourist Vorensev said, "The convenient customs clearance conditions and abundant tourist attractions have attracted many tourists like me." Last year, after the comprehensive resumption of China Russia mutual exemption group tourist visa business, cross-border tourism between the two countries has become increasingly popular. A one-day trip to places such as Heihe and Suifenhe in Heilongjiang Province on the border between China and Russia, where visitors can stroll through pedestrian streets, shop, taste delicious food, and experience unique traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment services, has become a popular choice for many Russian people for cross-border travel. According to data released by the Chinese side, in 2023, Russian tourists accounted for over 90% of foreign citizens entering Heilongjiang Province, reaching 317000 people. Many Chinese tourists also choose to travel to Russia. According to data released by the Tourism Bureau of the Russian Coastal Territory, the number of Chinese tourists visiting the region exceeded 49000 in the first quarter of this year, which is close to the level of the same period in 2019. In 2023, the number of Chinese tourists visiting the region was 129500. Tourism exchange and cooperation between China and Russia continue to deepen. According to statistics, in 2023, the number of Russian tourists visiting China reached 997900, and the number of Chinese tourists visiting Russia was 477000. According to data released by the Russian Tourism Operators Association, Chinese tourists accounted for nearly half of the foreign tourists visiting Russia in the first quarter of this year, with approximately 99000 visitors. "Chinese tourists have become the largest group of foreign tourists in Moscow." Yevgeny Kozlov, Chairman of the Moscow Tourism Commission, stated that the number of Chinese tourists visiting Moscow last year was about 200000. With the opening of the "Russo China Cultural Year", the two countries will hold a variety of cultural activities. Moscow will also host a series of large-scale cultural and tourism activities, and it is expected that Chinese tourists will further increase. In order to welcome more Chinese tourists, Russia is striving to enrich tourism products, improve the tourism environment and experience. The Sakha (Yakut) Republic has gathered nearly 30 local travel agencies and launched over 170 tourism products; The Khabarovsk Border Region continues to improve the berthing plan for ships at the Khabarovsk Fuyuan Port, in order to facilitate the exchange of tourists from Khabarovsk City and Fuyuan City in China. The number of Russian tourism companies operating in China is increasing. According to information recently released by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the number of Russian tourism companies allowed to carry out visa free group tourism between Russia and China this year has reached 559, an increase of 1.5 times year-on-year. "Friendly China" is a project launched by a Russian tourism association since 2014, involving tourism related enterprises such as airports, hotels, restaurants, museums, and retail facilities. Participants must provide Chinese information support for the services they provide, such as training employees to master Chinese and setting Chinese logos. Those who meet the conditions can receive the "Friendly China" logo, which is valid for one year. "We are promoting the upgrading of tourism infrastructure such as hotels, and implementing a more unified 'Friendly China' system certification to transform it from current industry standards to national standards." Maxim Protasov, head of the Russian National Quality Certification Agency's "Russian Quality System," said, "We strive to bring more comfortable and convenient experiences to Chinese tourists, in order to promote better development of the Russian tourism industry." Ilya Umansky, Chairman of the Russian Tourism Association, said that Russia attaches great importance to tourism exchanges between Russia and China, is vigorously exploring the Chinese market, attracting more Chinese tourists, and promoting deepening cultural and tourism exchanges and cooperation between the two sides. (Lai Xin She)
Edit：Yi Jing Responsible editor：Li Nian
Source：people.com.cn
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