2018 Tibet Mt. Qomolangma Cultural Tourism Festival to be held

2018-08-21 10:13:00 | From:China Tibet Online

It is learned on August 18 at a press conference for the "2018 Mt. Qomolangma (known as Mt. Everest in the west) Cultural Tourism Festival" that the 16th Mt. Qomolangma Cultural Tourism Festival will be held in Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet, from August 26 to September 1.

The press conference was held at Mt. Qomolangma Base Camp, 5,200 meters above sea level.

Xu Xiangguo, deputy secretary of the Shigatse Municipal Party Committee and executive deputy mayor of Shigatse, said, " Themed 'Embracing the New Era: Happy Shigatse',the festival will be jointly held by north China's Heilongjiang Province and Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet. The main event venue in Shigatse will be opened on August 26, and events in Heilongjiang will open on September 14. The two events will present a cultural feast of trade negotiations, tourism promotions, and national unity."

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