Beijing, Guangxi enhance tourism connectivity with Hanoi
VOV.VN - The China Cultural Center in Hanoi organized the Beijing-Guangxi-Hanoi Cultural and Tourism Exchange Program on October 23 with a view to promoting cross-border tourism cooperation, develop multi-destination travel itineraries, and strengthen people-to-people exchanges within the framework of the Vietnam-China Tourism Cooperation Year 2026-2027.
At the event, Truong Duc Son, Director of the China Cultural Center in Hanoi, said that in April 2026, leaders of Vietnam and China announced the launch of the Vietnam-China Tourism Cooperation Year 2026-2027, setting a new direction for cultural and tourism exchanges between the two countries. The program in Hanoi responds to the Tourism Cooperation Year while turning common perceptions on strengthening humanistic exchanges into concrete actions.
According to Truong Duc Son, the highlight of the event is the combination of Beijing and Guangxi to present a vibrant cultural and tourism portrait, where northern charm blends with southern vitality. Beijing is an ancient capital with a thousand-year history and the host city of two Olympic Games, embodying unique historical values. Meanwhile, Guangxi is renowned for its picturesque landscapes, rich Zhuang ethnic culture, and lively folk songs.
Selecting Hanoi as the host venue shows the goal of promoting a regular cooperation mechanism among Hanoi, Beijing, and Guangxi to jointly build distinctive cross-border travel routes and facilitate two-way tourism. The friendship between Hanoi and Beijing rests on a long-standing foundation. Following Hanoi’s tourism promotion program in Beijing in September 2026, the working visit of the delegation from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism to Hanoi demonstrates increasingly regular and practical bilateral cooperation.
The event also highlighted key policies facilitating travel. China has extended its transit visa-free stay to 240 hours across 24 provinces. Meanwhile, within the framework of the Tourism Cooperation Year, Vietnam is piloting a visa exemption policy for Chinese tour groups visiting Khanh Hoa province for up to 30 days. These policies are expected to boost cross-border, multi-destination travel between the two nations.
Truong Duc Son added that the China Cultural Center in Hanoi will continue organizing exhibitions, cultural exchanges, intangible heritage experiences, and art performances, enabling Vietnamese people to experience Chinese culture directly in Hanoi.
According to Nguyen Thi Hoa Mai, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, the program not only offers opportunities for management agencies, local authorities, and travel operators to exchange experience and seek partnerships, but also brings the unique cultural values, land, people, and daily life of each nation closer to their people.
Through the program, participating parties expect tourism cooperation among Hanoi, Beijing, and Guangxi to grow stronger, cross-border travel itineraries to become more diverse, and travel for tourists from both countries to become more convenient, thereby enhancing cultural exchanges, strengthening friendship, and tightening the bond between the people of Vietnam and China.
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