Delegation Led by Chinese Deputy Tourism Minister Visits Fars Province - انجمن وردپرس

به گزارش انجمن وردپرس، A Chinese delegation led by Beijings Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Li Qun embarked on a two-day journey to Irans southern Fars province, which is home to countless cultural heritage sites and monuments.

Tourismonline : Chinas Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Li Qun at the head of an 11-member delegation of cultural heritage officials and managers, arrived in Shiraz on Friday evening and visited the Eram Garden, the mausoleums of Hafez and Sadi, Karim Khan citadel, and the holy shrine of Shah Cheragh, Tourism reported.

On Saturday, the Chinese delegation held meetings with several provincial officials before paying visits to UNESCO-designated Persepolis, the majestic necropolis of Nagh-e Rostam, and Tall-e Ajori in the Marvdasht Plain.

The Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism and the head of the Cultural Heritage Administration of China welcomed the proposal to establish a direct flight between China and Shiraz and said: its realization is the basis for the tourism development of both sides.

Li Qun, on Saturday, in a meeting with the deputy of the coordination of pilgrims and tourism affairs of Fars Governorate in Shiraz, reminded of the sisterhood of Shiraz with several cities in China and proposed: the memorandum of understanding of the sisterhood of Fars province with several provinces of that country should be concluded.The Chinese delegation left Shiraz for Tehran on Saturday evening.

The ancient region of Fars, also spelled Pars, or Persis, was the heart of the Achaemenian Empire (550-330 BC), which was founded by Cyrus the Great and had its capital in Pasargadae. Darius I the Great moved the capital to nearby Persepolis in the late 6th or early 5th century BC.

Celebrated as the heartland of Persian culture for over 2000 years, the capital city of Shiraz has become synonymous with education, nightingales, poetry, and crafts skills passed down from generation to generation. It was one of the most important cities in the medieval Islamic world and was the Iranian capital during the Zand dynasty from 1751 to 1794. Moreover, Shiraz is home to some of the countrys most magnificent buildings and sights. Increasingly, it draws more and more foreign and domestic sightseers flocking to this provincial capital.

Afif-Abad Garden, the Tomb of Hafez, the Tomb of Sadi, Jameh Mosque of Atigh, and Persepolis are among the historical, cultural, and ancient sites of Shiraz that are of interest to domestic and foreign tourists. The ancient city is also home to some magnificent historical gardens, such as Bagh-e Narenjestan and Eram Garden, which are top tourist مقاصد both for domestic and international sightseers.