On May 10, the "Three Hunan and Four Rivers, Meet in Hunan" China-Africa (Kenya) Cultural Tourism Promotion and Cooperation Fair was held at the Age Convention Center in Kenya. Tang Jianjun, Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, attended the meeting; Shang Bin, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and Francis Gichaba, Chairman of the Kenya Tourism Board, delivered speeches respectively. 200 guests from Chinese and Kenyan governments, think tanks and enterprises attended the meeting.
Shang Bin delivered a speech
The event is hosted by the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Kenya, and undertaken by the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Kenya Tourism Authority, and is one of the "1+3+1" special activities of the 2024 China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo.
Meeting site
At the event, the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism promoted Hunan's characteristic resources and high-quality routes, and the Kenya Tourism Authority and Kenya Airways respectively promoted special products; The Hunan Provincial Research Association for the Promotion of China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation signed a number of cultural and tourism cooperation projects with Kenya in the African Exchange Center, Hunan Bobcat Jimmy Media Co., Ltd. and other enterprises; The meeting also held the inauguration ceremony of the "China-Kenya Tourism Service Platform", which is committed to leading the high-quality development of China-Africa tourism. The scene also performed folk music, acrobatic programs and Kenyan traditional songs and dances full of Hunan style, showing a beautiful picture of the "Belt and Road" cultural blind date.
Shang Bin with Francis Gichaba and Tang Jianjun
After the meeting, Shang Bin accompanied Francis Gichaba, Tang Jianjun and other guests to visit the Hunan Cultural Tourism Boutique Photo Exhibition, and the participating companies conducted business negotiations and docking.
Source: Department of Promotion