“中国文化旅游之夜”在老挝万象举行

The "Night of Chinese Culture and Tourism," an important event of the 2019 Visit Laos-China Year, was held at the National Cultural Hall in Lao capital Vientiane on Sunday.

“中国文化旅游之夜”是2019年“中国—老挝旅游年”重要活动，周日(6月9日)在老挝首都万象国家文化馆举行。

The event was attended by nearly 1,200 guests, including officials from both China and Laos.

两国官员及嘉宾，近1200人参加了此次活动。

A Chinese tourism promotional film was shown during the night, and a group of kungfu masters from Shaolin Temple Wushu Training Center presented an authentic and stunning Shaolin Kungfu. Before the kungfu performance, the guests also enjoyed the improvised demonstration of Chinese moon-shaped fans and paper-cutting art, and a photo exhibition of China.

“中国文化旅游之夜”活动上播放了中国旅游形象片，少林寺武术大师展示了令人惊叹的少林功夫。在武术表演之前，客人还欣赏了中国团扇、剪纸及“美丽中国”旅游图片展。

When addressing the event, both Chinese Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism Zhang Xu and Lao Vice Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Ounethouang Khaophanh stressed the need for cultural and tourism exchanges and cooperation between Laos and China, and efforts to develop the tourism market potential of the two countries.

中国文化旅游部副部长张旭和老挝信息文化旅游部副部长温吞，在致辞时都强调了老挝与中国开展文化旅游交流与合作的必要性，努力开发两国旅游市场潜力。

They believed that the "Night of Chinese Culture and Tourism" will promote the friendship between the Lao and the Chinese people, and contribute to the development of tourism in both countries.

他们认为，“中国文化旅游之夜”将促进老挝人民与中国人民的友谊，为两国旅游业的发展做出贡献。