Will China-Cambodia tourism cooperation reach a new level in 2017?

In the development process of tourism cooperation between China and Cambodia, 2017 is a landmark year. As of November, the number of Chinese tourists to Cambodia exceeded the 1 million mark for the first time, making China the largest source of tourists to Cambodia. Cambodian Minister of Tourism Tong Kun said in a recent interview with Xinhua News Agency that Cambodia received 4.3 million foreign tourists in the first ten months of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 10%, of which Chinese tourists surged 45% to 950,000. Accounting for 22% of all foreign tourists. "This year is an important milestone in the history of tourism exchanges between China and Cambodia."

This is a sunset taken on June 19 at Bakken Mountain in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

This is a file photo of Chinese tourists visiting the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on December 16.

This is a relief taken at Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia on June 19.

This is a file photo of the premiere of the epic stage play "Angkor Dynasty" jointly produced by China and Cambodia on October 25 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

This is the Erawan Buddha statue taken at Bayon Temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia on June 19.