Nepal – China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival to be held in Pokhara for the first time in South AsiaFriday, May 5th, 2023

Agreement signed between Nepal Tourism Board and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China

Nepal Tourism Board, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Nepal and Pokhara Metropolitan City will jointly organize Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival in Pokhara from June 23-24 2023. Pokhara Tourism Council and Nepal China Overseas Association will be the co-organizers of the event. An agreement was signed between Nepal Tourism Board and the Chinese Embassy officials regarding the event, which is to be organized to enhance culture, people-to-people relations between the two countries and to increase the number of Chinese tourist arrival in Nepal. The agreement was signed by CEO of Nepal Tourism Board, Dr. Dhananjay Regmi and Deputy Chief of the Mission Mr. Wang Xin from the Chinese Embassy in presence of Mr. Dhanraj Acharya, Mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City and Mr. Madan Acharya, Executive member of Nepal Tourism Board.

This is the first Dragon Boat Race Festival to be organized in South Asia where 8 boats will be brought in from China. The event will have a mix of participants from China and all province from Nepal and receive required training before the race. Speaking at the ceremony, Pokhara Mayor Dhanraj Acharya, also the Patron of the event pointed out that such programs will add new dimension to Nepal’s overall tourism and add new products to the tourism of Pokhara and it will be organized every year. NTB CEO Dr. Regmi mentioned that the Boat Race Festival will help the tourism of Pokhara to be more sustainable. He also said that besides the tripartite cooperation; support from other tourism stakeholders will help in attracting more tourists to Pokhara. DCM Mr. Wang Xin of the Chinese Embassy acknowledged that Pokhara is a popular destination for Chinese tourists and that cultural and people-to-people relations between the two countries will be further strengthened through this program. He highlighted that this kind of program was organized for the first time in South Asia and it will be continued in the future. A food festival will also be organized during the event.

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