Following the easing of outbound travel restrictions of China, there was a continuous influx of Chinese visitors into the Philippines, where natives offered a warm welcome reception for arriving Chinese tourists on January 24th, as per media reports.
Christina Garcia Frasco, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary, personally welcomed the batch of visitors arriving onboard Xiamen Airlines flight MF819, along with China’s Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Cesar Chiong, Xiamen Air General Manager of Manila Office Yan Tan, in time for the celebration of the Lunar New Year.
The party made sure the guests, were greeted with world-renowned Filipino hospitality. The visitors were presented with leis and gifts from the DOT, MIAA, the Embassy of China in the Philippines, and a Filipino-Chinese private stakeholders organization. The welcome ceremony was made even more colourful and lively by Filipino bamboo orchestra musicians.
The largest maze on the coast has opened in the city of Siófok on the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It was built from 200 hay bales and covers an area of 600 square meters
A virtual tour of the ancient Strashnaya Cave, located in the Krasnoshchekovsky district of the Altai Territory, is now available on the "3D Archaeology" website (a project of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
A grand journey for Father Frost aboard his magical train will begin this year on November 19th at the Taishet station, lasting for 54 days. During this time, the train will cover nearly 30,000 kilometers
The digital art festival "Miracle of Light" will take place from November 2nd to 4th at the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg. Bright projections will be accompanied by music, and artists will present unique compositions: they will tell the story of St. Petersburg in their own way and introduce the audience to unusual characters. This was announced on the festival's page on the social network VKontakte
