A destination for Chinese travellers

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared 2011 as the” Year for visiting Sri Lanka”. The Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing together with the Consulates in Shanghai and Chengdu have enlisted the support of the Tourism Promotion Bureau in Colombo and the in/outbound tour operators to launch promotion campaigns to attract even a small percentage of the vast outbound tourism market in China.

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Five years of development - Kandy district:

On the fast track to rejuvenation

The serene mountains coupled with Sri Lanka’s much venerated religious icon the Sri Dalada Maligawa are symbols, of the district of Kandy, which has become the focal point of the central hills due to its historical, religious, political and geographical importance.

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Five years of development - Galle district:

New vistas for Galle

The Southern Province which was virtually ignored for several decades has now reawakened and would be one of the most developed districts in the country in the new millennium. Galle first came to limelight when Portuguese landed in 1505. A fort and a lighthouse were built later. A harbour and an airport at Koggala were built during subsequent years.

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