In addition to business cooperation, the CCCI team is facilitating cultural and educational exchanges between Chester and cities across China.
Chester has several gardens, which attract tens of thousands of tourists every year.
By 2020, China will overtake Britain to become the largest overseas tourist market for the county, according to Susan Hamley, executive director of the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau.
She said the county's tourism department has been in contact with tour operators in China, who will soon start selling Chester tourism packages.
"Most people will start by going to New York City and then some will go to Philadelphia for all of the history. We want them to take a drive a little bit further west... and they will get a completely different experience," Hamley said.
Chester is a mere one-hour drive from Philadelphia.
Since more Chinese now have 10-year tourist visas to the United States, they are looking for special vacation experiences rather than just visiting the big cities, she said. That is why Chester has an increasing chance of becoming popular among Chinese tourists, she added.
The promotional efforts have already begun to take effect.
Li Hang, a Chinese tourist to Longwood Gardens, Chester's most famous garden, said he did not find much information on the botanical garden on American travel site TripAdvisor. But he saw many comments and introduction to Longwood on Chinese websites such as Ctrip and Qunar. He decided to visit the garden after reading the reviews.
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