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China's Exports to Belgium in First Quarter
Following are the latest facts and figures about China's major export commodities to Belgium in the first quarter of 2000, provided by the General Administration of Customs:
-- Export of machines, electronic goods, audiovisual equipment and relevant parts and accessories was 104.021 million U.S. dollars.
-- Export of textile materials and products was 55.122 million U.S. dollars.
-- Export of chemicals and related products was 55.004 million U.S. dollars.
-- Export of shoes, hats, umbrellas, feather and down products, artificial flowers was 48.242 million U.S. dollars.
-- Export of expensive metals, jewelry and related products was 44.550 million U.S. dollars.
Munich-Chongqing Flight to Bring More European Tourists to China
May 13 (Xinhua) -- The newly opened direct flight from German city of Munich to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality will bring more European tourists to China, German LTU airlines managing director Peter Haslebacher has said.
Haslebacher said the air route put into operation Monday has shortened distance between Europe and China as it only took nine hours and 45 minutes for the maiden flight from Munich to Chongqing.
He said half of 7,000 air tickets for 26 flights on this route until October have been booked, showing enthusiasm of Germans and other Europeans toward this mysterious land.
The opening of the Munich-Chongqing route provides the quickest and the most economical way for Europeans to enter China's hinterland, and will bring more European tourists to China, he noted.
Since China became world's fifth biggest tourism destinations in 1996, the country has received annually about 8 million overseas tourists. Last year witnessed a record of 8.43 million foreign travelers.
Most foreign tourists entered the country via Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other eastern coastal areas, tourism officials noted.
But as a matter of fact, western China boasts the country's richest tourism resources, Li Lu'an, general manager of China International Travel Service, pointed out.
"The opening of the Munich-Chongqing air route will bring Europeans directly to China's hinterland," he said.
This will break the traditional tourism pattern which bring Europeans first to eastern China and then transit to western China, he added.
Shorter voyage and lower costs on the route will make Chongqing another biggest destination for European tourists, Li said.
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