Japan-China Travel exchange

Officials in China’s Shaanxi Province have invited travel agents from western Japan to experience the area’s charms. About 30 people took part in the tour, including representatives from travel companies in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture.

It is part of a wider effort to promote tourism in both directions. Shaanxi and Fukuoka are linked by direct flights.  The tour’s first stop was at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi’an. The UNESCO World Heritage site is home to an army of life-size terracotta warriors. 

A local tour guide briefed the Japanese visitors on the archaeological site, including the methods being used to restore it.  The official said that with direct flights between Fukuoka and Shaanxi, there are “infinite possibilities” for bilateral cultural cooperation.