The delegation poses for a group photo during their visits in Liuzhou. [Photo by Fu Huazhou/Guangxi Daily]

A delegation of 396 Vietnamese visitors arrived in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on May 26, ready to immersive themselves in Liuzhou's landscape, industry culture and history.

The delegation arrived via a charted tourism train from the Pingxiang Checkpoint, and is the first large-scale inbound tourist group to Liuzhou this year.

One of the tourists noted that Liuzhou is very beautiful and that the Liujiang River is clean, making the whole city look like a big park.

Vietnamese tourists try Liuzhou river snail rice noodles. [Photo/Guangxi Daily]

The delegation's leader noted that the Liuzhou tourist route is very popular in Vietnam, with 500 eager travelers on a wait-list to visit.

Zhong Wei, deputy general manager of Liuzhou Taihai Travel Agency, said that the agency has spent over a month designing Liuzhou travel routes with support from relevant Liuzhou departments.

Zhong added that the travel agency will work with its Vietnamese partners to develop more themed tourism products to meet up with the diversified market demands.