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50 Moscow families will fly to Beijing as part of the Year of Russia

15:09, 8 октября 2012

During the Year of Russia, the Moscow Committee for Tourism and Hotel Industry together with the Beijing Tourism Development Committee, Beijing People’s Congress International affairs office, Beijing Overseas Friendship community and the Beijing People’s Association of International Exchange have organized a trip to China’s capital for 50 Moscow families. A total of about 200 people were sent to Beijing. Preference was given to large families. Both Russian and Chinese judges took part in determining who will go on this trip.

 

The year of Russian tourism has started on March 23 in China. Moscow Tourism Committee representatives are sure that the Russian-Chinese cooperating in the tourist market is going very well. China is the second largest supplier of tourists for Russia (after Germany). According to Committee’s data, there were more than 800 thousand visitors from China in 2011, which is 14% more than in 2010. Russia, in its turn, is a #3 source of tourists for the Chinese market. Last year more than 2.5 million Russians came to PRC, which is 7% more than in 2010. The years of tourism promotions should increase the tourist flow in both directions. The first half of 2012 alone shows a 43% growth of the tourist flow from China to Moscow, if compared to the same period of 2011.

 

Russian families will start discovering China on September 28, and will return home on October 4. Guests from Moscow will see the most important sights of Beijing: the Temple of Haven, the Baigongfang museum, The Great Wall and also dirstricts like Dunchen, Sicehn, Khaidian and Chaoian.

 

According to Igor Kozlov, Head of Tourism Department of Moscomtourism, the time of the trip was not chosen by random. Time from October 1 to October 7 is called the Golden Week. It’s a period when the whole country is celebrating the Day of China. It is a national holiday, so locals have some days off from work, giving Russian guests a good chance to communicate with receiving families, learn a lot of new information and visit many interesting places.

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