Thailand has always been a favorite tourist destination for tourists from Yunnan. Yunnan’s snow-capped mountains, ethnic culture and other unique customs have also attracted many Thai tourists. As cooperation and exchanges between the two sides continue to intensify, the number of tourists visiting each other continues to increase. In April this year, the National Tourism Administration of Thailand and Chonburi Province of Thailand jointly organized a Pattaya tourism promotion road show, and Thai tourism companies went to Kunming to have in-depth discussions with Yunnan enterprises; in June, at the Kunming Thailand Festival, which was very popular with Kunming citizens, Tourism is also a topic of concern to exhibitors and citizens.
Thailand’s Consul General in Kunming, Paviwan, expressed hope to further deepen tourism cooperation with Yunnan. Not only Thailand, tourism has become a highlight of exchanges and cooperation between Yunnan and Mekong countries. There is an endless flow of tourists on the China-Laos railway. There are Vietnamese tour groups waiting for customs clearance at the Hekou Port every morning. Exchanges and mutual learning in cultural tourism have tightened the bonds between people.
“We value our friendship very much” Ho Chi Minh’s former residence in Kunming, located in the middle of Huashan South Road in Kunming City, is visited by tourists from time to time. In the Nanlaisheng Cafe not far from my old residence, tourists come here to taste coffee. According to Vietnamese friend Chen Lipi, Kunming is witnessing every detail of Vietnam-China friendship. "We value our friendship very much," she said. The unique geographical conditions provide natural convenience for cooperation between Yunnan and Mekong countries.
Yunnan gives full play to its "border" advantages, promotes economic and trade cooperation by developing port economy, and builds bridges of mutual understanding through border people's get-togethers, cultural exchanges and other activities. With the injection of new power, the heart-to-heart friendship becomes more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. From the China-ASEAN (Hekou) Cross-border E-commerce Logistics Industrial Park in Hekou Yao Autonomous County to the Yunpin Exhibition and Experience Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, when the lights in the live broadcast room turned on, customers from all over Vietnam experienced the benefits of cross-border e-commerce. convenient. Yunnan and Mekong countries are each other's popular destinations for studying abroad, and cooperation in academic research, discipline construction, and talent training is booming. In October this year, the 2024 Yunnan International Sister Cities Youth Exchange Week and Yunnan International Sister Cities Photo Exhibition were held in Kunming. Young people from all over the world gathered together to talk about the "One River Love" in the Lancang-Mekong Basin in their eyes. Fan Zhongjian, a Vietnamese student at Yunnan University, imagines that close cooperation between Vietnam and Yunnan will provide a greater stage for the growth of young people. (Reporters Liu Ziyu, Han Chengyuan and Yang Chunmei)
