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The "2025 Discover China Cultural Tour" program, tailored to diplomats in China, was launched at Beijing Daxing International Airport on March 20.
Vice-Minister of Culture and Tourism Gao Zheng and Argentine Ambassador to China Marcelo Gabriel Suarez Salvia attended the event and delivered speeches. The ceremony gathered 50 diplomats, including nine foreign ambassadors and representatives from international organizations.
Salvia said that the "Discover China Cultural Tour" program offers a unique opportunity to strengthen bonds of friendship and cooperation.
"China, with its impressive cultural heritage, world-class infrastructure, and, above all, the warmth and hospitality of its people, has become a global example of how to successfully and sustainably open up to international tourism," he said.
"The 'Discover China Cultural Tour' is not just a tourism program but an invitation to build bridges of understanding and cooperation. It is an opportunity to discover a modern, vibrant, and diverse China, and for China to further explore the cultural and human richness of our countries," Salvia added.
During the event, Chinese and foreign guests toured the "Discover China Cultural Tour" exhibition, an exhibition on regional cultural and tourism resources, and a permanent exhibition at the Beijing Daxing International Airport.
Spanning the entire year of 2025, the program will traverse six provinces and autonomous regions—Yunnan, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, and Jilin—offering diplomats immersive opportunities to experience Chinese culture and witness the vitality of modern China.
Anne Lafortune, the ambassador of Seychelles to China, expressed her intention to join this year's cultural tour, drawn to Inner Mongolia's renowned landscapes and cultural heritage. "I've always wanted to go and visit Inner Mongolia because I've heard so many good things about it," she said. Lafortune also shared standout travel memories: Zhangjiajie's mountain vistas via open-air lift in Hunan and a Xinjiang desert journey featuring camel rides and interactions with the local people.
Organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, the "Discover China Cultural Tour" program has engaged over 400 diplomats from 103 countries since its inception in 2021.
Marcelo Gabriel Suarez Salvia, Argentine ambassador to China, speaks at the launch ceremony of the "2025 Discover China Cultural Tour" program for diplomats in China at the Beijing Daxing International Airport, on March 20.
Source from chinadaily
