A seminar was held in Kunming recently, which aims to promote the role of China-Laos Railway in promoting international tourism.
A railway linking the picturesque cities of Lijiang and Shangri-La in Southwest China's Yunnan province officially opened to traffic on Sunday, connecting the province's Dechen prefecture to the country's high-speed railway network.
The first cross-border tourist train from Beijing to Laos, the D887 international passenger train, started operation on Nov 17.
Kong Fook Chooi from Malaysia became the one millionth passenger at Kunming port on Nov 18, marking a remarkable 716 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
The Chinese border town of Mohan in the Southwestern China’s Yunnan province has secured a total of 119 key projects with a combined investment of 91.83 billion yuan.
The China International Travel Mart 2023 closed on Sunday in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province, with on-site and intended sales reaching 23.4 billion yuan ($3.25 billion), chinaorg.cn reported on Monday.
During the 2023 China International Travel Mart (CITM) in Kunming, a tourism and cultural industry investment promotion meeting was organized by the Kunming government on Nov 18.
