(Screenshot of People's Daily Overseas Edition) Since the first China-Central Asia Summit in 2023, tourism exchanges between China and Central Asia have grown closer, becoming a key bridge for promoting people-to-people bonds. Today, China and Central Asia are popular destinations for each other, with a clear rise in two-way tourist flows.
Kazahk tourists visit the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo courtesy of Xinjiang Western Regions Intl Travel Service Co.
Photo taken on May 22, 2021 shows a monument that has been erected to commemorate Chinese composer Xian Xinghai in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua) Baldyrgan Baikadamova, daughter of Kazakh musician Bakhytzhan Baikadamov, recalled Xian's deepest wish -- to someday carry these Kazakh-inspired compositions, each note brimming with gratitude for the people who sheltered him, back to China.
BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- For centuries, China and Central Asian nations have shared close bonds through mutual learning and exchanges underpinned by deep historical ties, solid public support and strong practical needs. Two years ago, the inaugural China-Central Asia Summit was held in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
