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To: RealMuLan who wrote (36866)	8/1/2003 12:24:43 PM
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More than One Million Russians Visited China Last Year MOSCOW, August 1. Approximately 1.1 million Russian tourists visited China last year. As a Rosbalt correspondent reports, this was announced today by Sergei Nazarov, a spokesman for the Russian National Tourist Office. He said that most Russian tourists travelling to China lived in the border regions close to China. Only a small number of tourists from Moscow and the rest of European Russia travelled to China. On the whole, Russians travel to China on business holidays. After a recent lull in numbers due to the SARS virus Russians have gradually begun visiting their ancient Asian neighbour once again. Mr Nazarov pointed out that tourist numbers had already reached their pre-epidemic level. A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Moscow said that over 200 visas are issued every day, only one third of which are tourist visas. She also stressed that visiting China is no longer dangerous for the health of tourists: on June 24 China was crossed off the list of countries where SARS remains a health risk. rosbaltnews.com Travel to China priced to restart tourism By Arthur Frommer, Budget Travel August 01, 2003 A tour of the Great Wall of China is included in the $799 six-night package to Beijing from Champion Tours. China National Tourist Office. On June 24 Beijing became the last place to be removed from the warning list of the World Health Organization relating to the calamitous outbreak of the respiratory illness SARS. With that announcement, the tourism authorities of China launched a long-planned and highly dramatic effort to restore China's tourism. nashvillecitypaper.com