STORY: Cross-border scenic spot witnesses booming China-Vietnam tourism
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 20, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2025
LENGTH: 00:02:09
LOCATION: CHONGZUO, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of China-Vietnam Detian-Ban Gioc Waterfall
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YE JUAN, Chinese tourist
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LONG SHENGWANG, China Travel Guangxi Detian Waterfall Tourism Development Co., Ltd.
4. various of the tourists
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Vietnamese): NGUYEN HOANG NGA, Vietnamese travel vlogger
6. various of the tourists
7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LONG SHENGWANG, China Travel Guangxi Detian Waterfall Tourism Development Co., Ltd.
8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Vietnamese): LE QUANG TUYEN, Deputy director of the Ban Gioc Waterfall Tourist Area Management Board

STORYLINE:

The China-Vietnam Detian-Ban Gioc Waterfall cross-border tourism cooperation zone went into operation in October 2024.

The Detian-Ban Gioc Waterfall is the biggest cross-border waterfall in Asia.

Within the cooperation zone, tourists enjoy facilitated customs clearance services.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YE JUAN, Chinese tourist
"This is our family's first trip abroad."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LONG SHENGWANG, China Travel Guangxi Detian Waterfall Tourism Development Co., Ltd.
"The ticket for the cross-border scenic spot is available through our mobile app. Once tourists complete their purchase, they will be redirected to a services page for appointment scheduling. At our service hall, tourists can complete all necessary procedures in one stop, such as certification appointments, group organization, and tour guide arrangements. After that, the tour guide will escort the tourist groups to the Detian scenic area before heading to the Ban Gioc scenic area in Vietnam."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Vietnamese): NGUYEN HOANG NGA, Vietnamese travel vlogger
"My work has brought me here to do some videos. I visited the cooperation zone to view its beauty and create contents to promote Ban Gioc Waterfall. I think the scenery is stunning and offers some fun stuff for us to do like horse riding, bamboo rafting, and sightseeing. Very interesting."

The China Detian Transnational Waterfall Scenic Area attracted 2.2 million visitors in 2024, marking a year-on-year increase of 12.82%.

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LONG SHENGWANG, China Travel Guangxi Detian Waterfall Tourism Development Co., Ltd.
"In the development of future cooperation zones, we will actively explore more models such as tourism plus culture, tourism plus products, and tourism plus a series of activities."

SOUNDBITE 5 (Vietnamese): LE QUANG TUYEN, Deputy director of the Ban Gioc Waterfall Tourist Area Management Board
"Moving forward, the Vietnamese side will focus on improving the cross-border tourism cooperation zone, fully leveraging local ethnic characteristics, and developing services related to cultural tourism, border tourism, and community-based tourism."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongzuo, China.
(XHTV)