Shaanxi Promotion Highlights Sydney’s Chinese New Year Festivities
More than three decades ago farmers digging an irrigation ditch uncovered one of the wonders of China.
The life-size terracotta statues of warriors and horses discovered at Xian in Shaanxi Province remain as “one of the most popular attractions for Australian visitors,” said Liu Cheng, Deputy Director, China National Tourist Office (Australia & New Zealand).
Speaking during a tourism promotion organised by the Shaanxi Provincial People’s Government at Star City in Sydney last week, Mr Liu said that he expects Xian will receive even more interest from Australians with record numbers going to China for the Olympics in Beijing in August.
Australian wholesalers and tour operators have developed some exciting and innovative pre and post Olympic tour packages that are certain to stimulate demand, he said.
[Pictured: A record number of Australians are expected to see the terracotta warriors of Xian during 2008.]
A record 607,000 Australians visited China in 2007. This was up 13 per cent on the 540,000 arrivals in 2006, he added.
The Shaanxi Tourism Promotion was part of the City of Sydney’s Chinese New Year Festival.
More than 650 travel and tourism executives and musicians and dancers from Shaanxi participated in this colourful event which created even more awareness of the province’s rich tourism and cultural resources, said Mr Liu.
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