** Sohu News - Tourism.
Sri Lanka** launched a free e-visa program for seven designated countries (China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Russia and Japan), including China, aiming to attract more tourists with free visas valid for up to 30 days. The program, which came into effect on November 28, 2023 and ends on March 31, 2024, will all offer direct flights to the four cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou, Kunming and Chengdu, with an average flight time of 5-6 hours.
Sri Lanka is one of the 20 countries piloted outbound group tours for Chinese citizens, receiving 1.48 million tourists in 2023, a significant increase compared to the number of tourists received in 2022 (719,978). Sri Lanka encourages more Chinese tourists to visit Sri Lanka and make China the largest source of tourists to Sri Lanka again.
Home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites and one of the top 10 Instagram destinations in 2023, Sri Lanka is home to a wide range of pristine and diverse attractions that can be browsed in a single day. This makes Sri Lanka a travel destination that offers the best experience all year round.
According to the relevant person in charge, the Sri Lankan people are warm, friendly and helpful, and are known as the "country of smiles". It has a golden coastline that runs along the southern and northern coasts. Visitors can relax on the palm-fringed beach and sip king coconut while surfing in Arum Bay, the world's top surfing destination. In areas like Horton Plains and Riverston, visitors can hike, adventure and explore; In Kitulgrad, visitors can experience water rafting; In Milisa and Capitia, there are also dolphins and blue whales.
As the world's third largest tea exporter, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Beijing accounts for about 15% of the global tea market, hence the name "Tea Island".
According to reports, various natural environmental factors such as soil and altitude in Sri Lanka have shaped high-quality tea products, which are rich in variety and have become the symbol of Sri Lanka's tea industry. In 2023, Ceylon tea exported 12.1 million kilograms of tea to China, worth nearly $55 million. In addition, among all the tea producing countries, Sri Lanka is also the main player in the Chinese tea market. ** Sohu News - Tourism.
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