The Khorgos International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation is implementing the QGate electronic inspection system. According to specialists, it will reduce border crossing time to 10 seconds and decrease queues. Currently, about 5,000 people cross the border here daily, reports Channel 7. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Khorgos remains one of the popular tourist destinations in the Zhetysu region. This year, more than 2 million tourists visited the region. Most of them visited lakes Alakol and Balkhash, the Altyn-Emel National Park, and the border center.
According to Murat Madiyev, chief specialist of the regional tourism department, last year Khorgos received about 2 million visitors.
"Last year, about 2 million people visited the center for cross-border cooperation, and the volume of income from ticket sales exceeded three billion tenge," Madiyev said.
About 50 new tourism projects have been launched on the territory of the center. In addition to shopping, visitors are offered to visit the museum of the Chinese Cultural Center, a 9D cinema, and a park.
Khorgos also provides Eastern medicine services. More than 100 people receive them daily.