Li Jun (centre) poses with the Sabah media group. KOTA KINABALU (Aug 22): Two top international tourism cities, Kota Kinabalu and Guilin, are set to become ‘sisters’. A letter of intent for this union will be signed during the Asian Tourism Expo in Guilin on Sept 26-29.
Director general of publicity department of the CPC Guilin Committee Li Jun disclosed this at a dinner he hosted for 11 media representatives from Sabah in Guilin, China on Wednesday. “Guilin mayor Li Chu places great importance on the friendly relations between Guilin and Kota Kinabalu. The two sides have frequent exchanges.
“Our city has extended an invitation to Kota Kinabalu for the China-Asean Expo Tourism Exhibition, hoping to use this platform to sign the letter of intent to establish a sister city relationship,” Li said in his speech. He told his Sabah guests that Guilin is a world-renowned city known for its breathtaking landscapes and is one of China’s first historical and cultural cities, with a history of over 2,100 years. It has long enjoyed the reputation of having “the best scenery under heaven”.
Guilin is also one of the first Chinese cities to open up to tourism. Its karst landscape of Guilin and the Lingqu Canal in Xing’an have been listed as World Natural Heritage and World Irrigation Engineering Heritage, respectively. The Li River, hailed as one of the world’s most beautiful rivers, is a top tourist destination recommended by the World Tourism Organization.
Li added ove.