Culture and Tourism Expo of Tibet

By Our Correspondent

Over 600 enterprises and merchants of 75 foreign companies from 16 countries such as India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Cambodia and besides the host China showcased nearly 10,000 types of products at Lhasa this month. They range from porcelain and local specialties to Nepalese silverware and Turkish handicrafts.

Under the theme of “Experience a Joyful and New Xizang; Explore, Unite, and Journey on”, the three-day expo also highlighted the tourism culture of Tibet. It also boosted international exchanges, focused on attracting global investment and strived to present a colourful Tibet to the world. It featured both online and offline events, including a main forum, exhibitions, tourism marketing and investment promotion activities.

Hu Heping, minister of culture  and tourism of China said the expo is aimed at building a high- level and globally recognized platform to showcase the beauty of Tibet - its ecological splendour, cultural richness, and historical significance, as well as recent achievements. He said it would be a gateway for both Chinese and global audiences to know an authentic Tibet, embrace its diversity, and cultivate a passion for it.

The expo featured both online and offline events, including a main forum, exhibitions, tourism marketing and investment promotion activities. It used 3D modelling and high- definition rendering technologies to build an immersive virtual exhibition hall online. The number of offline visitors to the expo reached 120,000 and the opening ceremony and gala garnered nearly 10 million views online.