A land port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region bordering Vietnam said on Friday that it had handled over four million cross-border trips this year.
Dongxing Port is currently the main trade channel between China and Vietnam. Tourists can buy Vietnamese specialties here and visit the No.5 Boundary Tablet erected in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Hu Zhiming Pavilion and China-Vietnam Friendship Bridge.
Many tourists come for a border tour as more convenient policies have been adopted to encourage cross-border tourism, including making group trips to Mong Cai in Vietnam and taking a self-driving tour by only using a Chinese ID card.
"To handle the surging passenger flow, we increase inspection lanes in accordance with the variation, deploy additional police officers and streamline clearance procedures to fully ensure smooth travel for passengers," said Lyu Wei, a police officer at the Dongxing border inspection station.
Increasing travelers are also coming to experience the border area. On a recent travel, more than 400 teachers and students from a middle school in Guangxi's capital city Nanning took a river cruise.
The teachers and students said they come to see the China-Vietnam border boundary stone and the trip delivered them a better understanding of the boundary stone's significance.
China-Vietnam land port reports 4 mln cross-border trips
China-Vietnam land port reports 4 mln cross-border trips
