Nepal Tourism Board is teaming up with the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu and Pokhara Metropolitan City to launch the first Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival in Pokhara. The two-day event, which starts on 23 June, is intended to boost cultural ties between the two countries and draw in more Chinese tourists. Eight specially designed dragon-themed racing boats from China, along with competitors from across Nepal, will take part in the inaugural festival, which will make tourism in Pokhara vibrant, according to Dhananjaya Regmi, CEO of the Nepal Tourism Board.