13 October
A total of 1,790 Chinese tourists booked return trips to Muse through the Myanmar-China border gate (Nandaw gate) from 1 to 10 October 2019, ac-cording to the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism in the Muse office.
“The Chinese tourists are visiting Muse daily through the Myanmar-China border gate (Nandaw gate). They visit tourist sites in Muse, through arrangements made by licensed tour companies,” said U Han Zaw Lin, the Assistant Director from the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism in Muse office.
The Chinese tour groups are visiting such sites as the 105th Mile trade zone, ShweThamin Kyaungtaw, famous pagodas, the Yarga Myaung cave pagoda, the municipal market and Pan Khan national races village.
To supervise the tourism business in Muse, the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism was formed to promote tour-ism in Muse and supervise tours.
The Chinese tourists visit Muse mostly on public holidays, such as the Chinese New Year in February, and other holidays in July, August and October.
The number of tourists visiting Muse has increased 30 per cent from January to June 2019, compared to the same period last year.
Salai Van Yoe Htan (IPRD) (Translated by Hay Mar)