Country for PR: China
Contributor: Xinhua News Agency
Thursday, May 30 2019 - 18:38
AsiaNet
"Charming Beijing" staged in Seoul
SEOUL, May 30, 2019 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism put on a culture and 
tourism photo exhibition and public day activities at the Dongdaemun Design 
Plaza in Seoul to showcase the charm of Beijing.

The exhibition displayed 50 photographs of Beijing's culture and tourism 
resources to showcase the city's profile as an ancient capital, a fashion hub, 
a cultural center and a modern metropolis, offering locals a glimpse of the new 
city featuring the integration of profound oriental charm and modern 
fashionable glamour. The exquisite pictures of the International Horticultural 
Exhibition 2019 in Beijing were of particular appeal to local people and media. 

In order to make the public day more interactive, experience-rich and 
interesting, the Beijing delegation also carried out activities such as 
intangible cultural heritage craft of paper-cutting and dough sculpture, 
Chinese tea art, photo-taking with ancient costumes, hand-painting Beijing and 
snack tasting. Beijing's time-honored cultural traditions and rich tourist 
resources were displayed in various aspects. 

The Beijing delegation also visited local sports and tourism authority and 
South Korean tourism enterprise HanaTour to gain deeper understanding of the 
country's outbound tourism so that Beijing's culture and tourism promotion can 
be more targeted and overseas cooperation expanded.

South Korean tourists now enjoy a 144-hour visa-free transit, tax rebates at 
departure, conference incentives and other preferential policies for traveling 
to Beijing. The city looks forwards to receiving more South Koreans to learn 
about Beijing and experience Chinese culture. 

Source: The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism

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   Caption: Seoul citizens are watching the photo exhibition about Beijing's 
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   Caption: Seoul citizens take photos with traditional Chinese costume.

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Korean