Customs YES organised an eight-day Silk Road summer cultural study tour from 8 to 15 July 2023. Fifty participants were led to Silk Road to learn more about the country’s civilisation, development, and achievements.
The study tour started by exploring Xian city, including the Xi'an City Wall, the Daci'en Temple, the Bell Tower and Drum Tower Square. They were then joined by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Ms Louise Ho; the Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Administrator of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, Mr Li Qun; and the Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Excise (Intelligence and Investigation), Mr Woo Wai-kwan, to visit the Shaanxi Archaeological Museum and take part in a Qin terracotta figures restoration workshop during which they experienced the complex process of restoring cultural heritage.
The delegation then headed to Dunhuang and visited Mount Mingshashan and Crescent Moon-shaped Spring, the Mogao Caves, the Jiayu Pass Gatetowers, the Danxia National Geopark, etc. On 14 July, they joined the Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise (Control and Enforcement), Mr Chan Tsz-tat, to visit the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum and appreciate the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum and the accompanying burial pits. Lastly, the group visited the Xi'an Jiaotong University and met with the robot team members, concluding the eight-day study tour on a high note.
■The Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Ms Louise Ho (centre), and members of Customs YES participate in a workshop on the restoration of Qin terracotta figures.
■Members of Customs YES ride camels to the Mount Mingshashan and Crescent Moon-shaped Spring to appreciate the national desert landscape.
