Horgos, a land port city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, has seen surging inbound and outbound trips thanks to the Kazakhstan tourism year in China and enforcement of mutual visa exemption agreement between China and Kazakhstan.
Statistics from the entry-exit border inspection station of Horgos indicated that the number of inbound and outbound trips from the port exceeded 12,000 during the five-day May Day holiday, up 117 percent year-on-year.
"This is my first time to go to Kazakhstan. I am going to visit the the city of Almaty and the city of Astana," said a tourist from Urumqi, capital city of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region.
"Most inbound travelers at the Horgos port go to places such as Guangzhou City and Zhejiang Province, and most of the outbound travelers go to cities like Almaty and Astana. We see more and more international tourists buy Chinese products to share with their friends and families," said Zhang Jun, an officer of the Horgos entry-exit border inspection station.
The Kazakhstan tourism year in China in 2024 was launched in Beijing on March 29 with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan to deepen cooperation on tourism, increase cross-border travel and carry forward the friendship between the two countries.
Horgos Port in Xinjiang witnesses surging inbound, outbound travels
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday accredited China Media Group (CMG) broadcasting team for providing coverage of 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
A recognition ceremony was held at CMG Shanghai International Media Port where IOC president Thomas Bach and CMG president Shen Haixiong presented certificates to representatives and unveiled the logo for CMG's Olympic coverage.
A team of over 2,000 members, including journalists, editors, broadcasters, and technical support personnel, will be dispatched to provide broadcasting service for Paris Olympics which will be held from July 26 to August 11.
The CMG will produce the international broadcast signal for gymnastics, table tennis, badminton, and sport climbing, delivering over 400 hours of live coverage.
On Saturday, two CMG production vans equipped with 4K/8K B6 ultra-high-definition broadcast systems departed from Beijing and will be shipped from Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, before arriving in Paris by the end of July. This will mark the first-ever Olympic Games broadcast with 8K Ultra HD technology.
Prior to this, 1,256 pieces of broadcasting equipment, packed in 10 standard containers, were transported from the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port to the Port of Le Havre in France.
Sunday's ceremony also saw the launch of new programs dedicated to Paris Olympics, which will be aired 07:00 to 09:00 every morning from Monday on sports channel and new media platforms.
One year ago, the CMG was officially invited to become one of the main broadcasters for Paris 2024 after the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) and the CMG signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing to establish a long-term cooperation mechanism.
IOC president accredits CMG broadcasting team for Paris Olympics coverage
