China and Vietnam are neighbors linked by mountains and rivers and interdependent. In recent years, exchanges between China and Vietnam have become more frequent, cooperation has deepened, friendly exchanges between the two peoples have become closer, and cross-border tourism has continued to heat up.
Tourists gather in the temporary passage of Nanxi River passenger transport at the Hekou Highway Port
On the first day of the "May Day" holiday, Hekou County ushered in a wave of cross-border travel boom. At eight o'clock in the morning, the Nanxi River passenger passage at the Hekou Highway Port was already crowded, and batches of Vietnamese tourists entered the country one after another. The reporter learned from the travel agency that during the "May Day" period, the number of people who made reservations for entry and exit skyrocketed.
Tourists gather at the China-Vietnam River Highway Bridge
General Manager of Hekou Vision International Travel Service
Zhang Lifeng
"During the May Day holiday, there are more inbound tourists. Up to now, our travel agency has received more than 3,000 applicants. ”
Through the visit, the reporter found that because of the strong recovery of the tourism industry, more and more Chinese and Vietnamese border residents are engaged in the tourism industry. In order to eliminate the language barrier, most people also taught themselves Vietnamese or Chinese.
Chinese trainee tour guide Feng Ning
"I have been learning Vietnamese in Lao Cai for more than a year, and there are many cross-border tourists during holidays such as May Day, National Day and Spring Festival every year, and many Vietnamese people like to travel to China. ”
Vietnam tour leader Hoang Van Da
"When I was a kid, I loved watching Chinese TV dramas, such as Journey to the West, and I could learn a lot of Chinese on my own. In recent years, I have also traveled to China a lot, and I am attracted to the beauty and culture of China. ”
With the increasingly close exchanges and cooperation between China and ASEAN, China and ASEAN have become each other's important source of tourists and tourist destinations, and Vietnam has gradually become a popular destination for cross-border tourism among Southeast Asian countries. In the Nanxi River passenger passage at the Hekou Highway Port, the reporter found that in addition to Vietnamese tourists who have inbound tours, there are also many Chinese tourists returning from Vietnam.
Chinese tourist Chongyuan built
"When I traveled to Lao Cai in Vietnam this time, I found that their food culture is different from ours, and their taste is relatively light, which is good for people's health. ”
Vietnamese tourists come to the estuary, in addition to taking photos at supermarkets and bubble tea shops, taking a break in coffee shops near the port, or taking pictures and dining in exotic streets, which has also become the choice of most Vietnamese tourists.
Vietnamese tourists dining in Exotic Street
In order to actively respond to the peak of cross-border travel on May Day, the County Culture and Tourism Bureau, the County Market Supervision Bureau, the County Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, the Hekou Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station, the County Port Office and other departments have made joint efforts to continuously optimize the cross-border travel process, make full use of intelligent equipment to improve the efficiency of customs clearance, provide heatstroke prevention and cooling facilities and equipment, and strengthen food, medicine, Measures such as safety inspections of special equipment and improving the appearance of counties and cities have continuously promoted the improvement of tourism service quality, effectively enhanced tourists' sense of security and satisfaction, polished the new business card of the national port, realized the "two-way travel" between foreign tourists and the estuary, and jointly promoted cross-border tourism to continue to be "hot and hot".
According to statistics, as of May 1, 5 travel agencies in Hekou County have received a total of 115 outbound groups with passports and 545 people, 3,519 inbound groups with 45,241 passes, and 382 groups with 8,378 passports.
Photo/text: Zhao Jing Lu Shen
Part of the information source: County Culture and Tourism Bureau, Hekou Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station