Indonesia To Hold Largest Single Tourism Expo In China

Beijing, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will hold the largest single exhibition of tourism, crafts and natural resources in Guangzhou, China, on November 1-4, according to an official of the Indonesian Embassy in China. "This will be the largest single Indonesian exhibition to be held in China," Indonesian interim consulate general in Guangzhou Gantosari Tanjung said here on Sunday. Around 120 booths will be provided in the exhibition themed "Ina Fair", he said. "We will present several world-class tourism destinations by applying sophisticated audio-visual technology in the exhibition," he said. Moreover, the exhibition will also serve as a means to offer investment and trade opportunities to visitors, he said. Tanjung said the exhibition will be held at Yiwu International Trade Center covering an area of 5,000 square meters. The exhibition venue will be divided into 10 zones, namely Wonderful History, Nature and Beauty, Wonderful Culinary, Wonderful Destination, Wonderful Resources, Wonderful Craft, Wonderful Indonesia, Wonderful Batik and Wonderful Culture and Entrance. "The Wonderful History zone will provide visitors with the history of China`s entry into Indonesia as well as the acculturation between two countries in many aspects," he said. He added that the Nature and Beauty zone will provide visitors with the beauty of Indonesian tourism, including the country`s 13 best destinations. He expressed hope that the exhibition will attract more Chinese tourists to visit Indonesia and to conduct business in creative economy and industry with their local counterparts. Through the expo, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy intends to attract 50 thousand shopping tourists, investors and individuals interested in Indonesia-China relations. The Indonesian government has set itself the target of attracting 1 million Chinese tourists this year.