GANDAKI, June 23: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati, has said that the relation between Nepal and China is historical.

POKHARA, June 23: The 'Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival' commenced on Friday at Phewa Lake in Pokhara, marking it to be the first such boat race in South Asia. Tourism entrepreneurs expect that this event will attract an increased number of Chinese tourists to Pokhara.

KATHMANDU, June 23: The two-day Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival began in Pokhara from today. The boat race is being organized at the joint initiative of Nepal Tourism Board, Chinese Embassy in Nepal and Pokhara Metropolitan City.

POKHARA, June 21: The 'Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival' is set to take place in Pokhara on Friday and Saturday, marking the first time such an event will be held in South Asia. The tourism sector anticipates that hosting the boat race in Phewa Lake will attract an influx of Chinese tourists to Nepal. As part of the festival preparations, the boat brought from China is currently being tested in Phewa Lake.

KATHMANDU, June 8: The Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival is going to be held for the first time in Pokhara. The festival is being organized with the aim of attracting Chinese tourists to Nepal while strengthening the cultural and people-to-people relations between the two countries.

KATHMANDU, May 7: Nepal Tourism Board in collaboration with Embassy of China in Nepal and Pokhara Municipal Corporation is set to organize Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival for the first time in Pokhara from June 23 to 24.