Tiens staff get warm welcome in Spain

Spanish authorities have taken special measures to welcome a large group of visitors from China, eyeing potential opportunities to attract more travelers from the country in future.

As part of its annual foreign jaunt, entrepreneur Li Jinyuan's Tiens Group is spending 7 million euros ($8 million) this year to take some 2,500 of its employees to Spain.

The workers of the biotechnology group arrived in Madrid on Wednesday. They will also visit the cities of Toledo and Barcelona.