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2026 Guangxi Pingxiang China-Vietnam Border Tourism Festival kicks off to promote China-Vietnam cultural tourism cooperation
The 2026 Guangxi Pingxiang China-Vietnam Border Tourism Festival kicked off at the Friendship Pass Scenic Area, with the theme of "A Thousand-Year-Old City at the Pass, Enjoy Pingxiang and View ASEAN", attracting guests from Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and other ASEAN countries. The event includes 11 cultural activities such as opening ceremony, cultural evening party, travel agency tour, and cross-border tour, covering three major sectors: cultural tourism, sports exchange, and commerce. Vietnamese tourists are turning to family tours and self-driving tours, and the director of Yunnan Ruili Culture and Tourism Bureau said that he will promote ethnic cultural exchanges. The director of the Pingxiang City Culture, Tourism, Sports, Radio, Film and Television Bureau said that the event aims to enhance the city's visibility, promote the integration of culture and tourism, and increase the income of border residents. The Tourism Festival simultaneously held a centralized signing of China-Vietnam cooperation projects, involving 20 companies, covering cultural tourism development, cross-border logistics, business cooperation and other fields, helping to expand cross-border trade channels and activate the port economy.