BBC to help promote Lhasa's tourism _English

Photo taken on July 26, 2007, shows Tibetan herdmans riding horses on the grassland in Northern Tibet. The annual Horse Racing Festival is held in Damxung County, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhuanet) -- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has decided to broadcast a promotional commercial in December on its World Channel free to help promote Lhasa's tourism, according to Tibet Business Newspaper.

At the West China Counties International Investment and Cooperation Forum held in Hong Kong late April, the BBC World showed great interest in Lhasa's tourism and promised to make a short film costing 100,000 yuan on the topic.

"This will be the first time for Lhasa to publicize its tourism worldwide. With this 30-second short film, we hope to enhance Lhasa's international image, help the world know the city better and attract more people," said Gao Fu, deputy director of the Lhasa's Tourism Bureau.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2007, shows artists from the Lhasa Folk Art Troupe performing Tibetan opera on a square of the Potala Palace, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, during the Shoton Festival (yogurt banquet in the Tibetan language). (Xinhua Photo)
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Meanwhile, China Travel Service (Hong Kong) LTD. (CTS) has offered a framework agreement to the Lhasa's Tourism Bureau, indicating its intention to help Lhasa's tourism with greater efforts. The agreement includes nine articles such as building new hotels and developing tourist resources in Lhasa.

"It is necessary to cooperate with such strong companies as CTS to build Lhasa into an international popular destination," Gao added.

The bureau is now revising the agreement, trying to make it more beneficial to both sides, Gao said.

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