National Geographic China promotes Istanbul

SHANGHAI (A.A) - February 20, 2012 - The China edition of the National Geographic Traveller, one of the biggest culture and travel magazines in the world, published a supplement and promoted Istanbul. The 21-page supplement included observations of a Chinese citizen living in the Turkish metropolis, and told about traditional Ottoman and Turkish cultures. It also published an interview with Nobel literature laureate Orhan Pamuk.  Chinese teacher, Ging Yang, has been living in Istanbul since 2007. The supplement wrote about Turkish people's tea affection, and promoted Istanbul's history, mosques, culture and Turkish food, particularly Turkish doner kebab.