湖南省文化和旅遊廳致海外遊客的一封信

這次突如其來的疫情，發生在春節春運期間，傳播速度快、影響波及面廣，完全打亂了春節假日旅遊的節奏，對湖南文化旅遊業造成了嚴重影響。舉國防控疫情，朋友們都放棄外出旅行，宅家裡度過了一個不同以往的春節。

疫情當前，我們彼此不能互見，友情便更顯珍貴。海外朋友們都在關注湖南的疫情防控和文旅發展情況，對朋友的思念、關心、祝願便成為這個特殊日子我們彼此的心願。朋友永遠是最理解我們的人；我們的心，因為有朋友懂才愉快。現在農曆立春時節已過，我們相信嚴冬終會過去，春天就在眼前。”錦繡瀟湘”依然魅力無窮，湖南文旅仍會潛力無限！

湖南省文化和旅遊廳廳長陳獻春向海外遊客朋友們發出感謝信，衷心感謝大家對湖南疫情防控和文旅發展的關心、支援和幫助。疫情終將過去，我們期待下次春花爛漫時 ，能在湖南與君共賞瀟湘錦繡。

Dear  friends,

Today China is celebrating the Lantern Festival, an important day in our tradition as it marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New year celebrations, therefore I want to express my best wishes to you and your family.

Last year, the Hunan Cultural Tourism Promotion Conference that we held in various countries was very successful, and the communication about this event was very meaningful and encouraging. Establishing cooperation relationship and practical business contacts in cultural and tourism fields is significant and far-reaching for our Province. I hope we can do further, promoting cultural tourism exchanges and cooperation among our partners and friends in the future.

there’s a saying In China that friendship isn’t measured by the number of time you meet your friends , but once they turn  to you in difficult times to help. We are very thankful that a friend like you cares and understands us so much during our fighting against the novel coronavirus epidemic. The expression of friendship is very precious and meaningful for all of us in this particular time, and strengthen our confidence and courage. It shows the true bound of friendship keeping us together to overcome difficult times, letting us feel the human warmth of our genuine relation.

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, it is now the beginning of spring. I believe that the severe winter has passed, and spring is right around the next corner. Once the epidemic has disappeared, we are looking forward to meeting you in our beautiful Hunan province.

Have a nice day !

Best regards，

Chen Xianchun

Director of the Department of Culture and Tourism, Hunan Province, China