Nepali Consul General in Chengdu, Suresh Raut, expressed his belief that such pavilions would help boost tourism and exports, as the Chinese are not very familiar with Nepali products.
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The first Nepal Pavilion (Mandap) is set to open in Chongqing, China, to promote Nepali products and tourism.
The agreement in this regard was signed between the Chinese and Nepali sides on Friday. The signing ceremony was attended by Nepal-China Executive Council Chairman Anuparanjan Bhattarai and Chongqing International Communication and Cooperation Alliance (ICCA) representative Jia Yu in the presence of Nepali Consulate General staff, Nepal Tourism Board and Chongqing Municipality Yuchong District staff.
According to Council Chairman Bhattarai, a Chinese team plans to visit Nepal in January to collect Nepali products and promote them in a pavilion. The pavilion to be opened in Chongqing, which is directly connected by a Himalaya Airlines flight, will display artifacts related to Nepal.
Nepali Consul General in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Suresh Raut, expressed his belief that such pavilions would help support tourism and exports as the Chinese do not have much knowledge about Nepali products. He said that China has brought such a proposal to increase mutual cooperation. China has been encouraging it as people-to-people relations develop along with trade.
According to the Chinese People's Daily Online, the 70th anniversary of the establishment of China-Nepal diplomatic relations and the inauguration of the Nepali National Pavilion were held in Yuchong District of Chongqing Municipality. This has added a new chapter in cooperation between the two sides in the fields of economy, trade, culture and tourism, the online wrote.
Saying that Chinese private importers have taken the responsibility of bringing and displaying Nepali goods, Consul General Raut said that the main objective is to promote Nepali products among Chinese consumers. He said that this campaign has been carried out since the opening of the Nepali Consulate General in 2021.
Teng Guanghuai, a member of the Standing Committee of the Yuchong District Committee and Deputy Mayor of the District, said that the official unveiling of the Nepal National Pavilion in Yuchong is not only a symbol of friendship between China and Nepal, but also an important milestone in the cooperation between the two sides institutionally. He said, "The Nepal Pavilion will serve as an important window to showcase Nepal's culture, tourism and unique products. It will also build a regular bridge for exchanges and cooperation between Chongqing and Nepal in southwest China."
So far, Nepali pavilions have been opened in various places in China, including Chengdu, Kunming, Qingdao. There are 4 Nepali pavilions in Sichuan Province, where the Nepali Consulate General is located. Consul General Raut said that pavilions of their own style have been set up in places where consulates of different countries around the world are located.
