Geoje City stages tourism roadshow in Shenyang

Geoje City in South Korea -- a popular destination featuring island landscapes – staged a tourist roadshow in Shenyang, in Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on July 10.

The roadshow aimed to lure more Chinese tourists there, to boost its summer tourism market and help strengthen trade and commerce between the two cities.

Geoje City is located on the second-biggest island of South Korea and is known for its charming natural landscapes, rich culture and shipbuilding industry.

Shenyang, known as "the birthplace of a dynasty and two emperors", boasts a rich and proud history. It has three UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites as well as more than 1,500 historic and cultural relics. Shenyang is also an important industrial center in China and is the core city of the Shenyang Economic Zone.

The two cities have complementary traits and have the potential to trade and cooperate with each other in the fields of culture, sightseeing and economy, said Byun Kwang-young, mayor of Geoje City.

Shenyang, a core city of the Northeast China region, already plays an important role in strengthening regional cooperation and friendly relations with cities in South Korea.

To date, Shenyang has established a friendly cooperation relationship with nine South Korean cities and established links to three sister cities there.

Meanwhile, there are a total of five international flight routes connecting Shenyang to South Korea’s Incheon, Busan, Seongju, Daegu and Cheongju.

A tourism roadshow sponsored by the government of Geoje City in South Korea is held in Shenyang, capital city of Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on July 10. [Photo/chinanews.com]