China News Service, Nanning, October 13 (Reporter Lin Hao) Zhang Xu, Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism of China, said on the 13th that China is willing to share with ASEAN the experience of epidemic prevention and control and the recovery of the tourism industry, strengthen international tourism exchanges and cooperation, and promote The world tourism industry has recovered and developed in an all-round way.
On the same day, the 2021 China-ASEAN Traditional Medicine and Health Tourism International Forum was held in Bama, Guangxi, the home of longevity in the world. Zhang Xu made the above statement in his speech at the forum. He said that China and ASEAN are connected by mountains and rivers, and the two sides are important tourist sources for each other. And tourist destinations.
The theme of this forum is "Integrated Development of Traditional Medicine and Tourism Industry under the Normalization of Epidemic Prevention and Control". It aims to further deepen China-ASEAN health tourism cooperation, improve the health and well-being of people in the region, and help build a closer China-ASEAN Community with a shared future.
The picture shows the forum scene.
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Zhang Xu introduced that the new crown pneumonia epidemic has caused a serious impact on the world tourism industry. China has made active explorations in coordinating the prevention and control of the epidemic and the recovery and development of the tourism industry, and the domestic tourism market has steadily rebounded.
China’s successful fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic has also proved that traditional Chinese medicine plays a very important role in combating the new crown pneumonia. The integration and development of the tourism industry can give birth to unique health tourism products.
"The new crown pneumonia epidemic is not only a severe challenge to the world tourism industry, but also a historical opportunity for iteration and renewal." Zhang Xu said that in the future, healthy tourism will become an important tourism product that meets the needs of the people. China is willing to work with ASEAN in resource sharing, product research and development, and technology. Strengthen international cooperation in areas such as innovation, project investment, and marketing, and promote the integrated development of traditional medicine and tourism industries.
The picture shows the Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism Zhang Xu delivering a speech.
Lin Hao
Zhang Xu suggested that ASEAN and China further deepen cooperation in health tourism, gradually develop "health + tourism" institutional, regional, and industry cooperation, strengthen cooperation in smart tourism based on information and communication technology, develop and promote specialty products, and create a better health tourism together. future.
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