How many tourists visit Khorgos each day
Up to 4,000 tourists from Kazakhstan and more than 13,000 visitors from the People’s Republic of China visit the Khorgos International Center for Border Cooperation (ICBC) every day, Kazinform News Agency reports.
Today, Khorgos is more than just a trade zone — it has become a modern cultural, entertainment, and wellness hub. The area is actively developing business, shopping, and medical tourism.
One of the key landmarks on the ICBC grounds is the monumental Chinese Cultural Center, which hosts international meetings on trade, investment, and bilateral tourism development.
On the first floor of the center, a museum displays rare artifacts from early and medieval periods of Chinese history.
Tourists can also visit a wellness center offering treatments based on traditional Chinese medicine, as well as a modern 9D cinema.
“While Khorgos used to be associated mainly with trade, medical tourism is now rapidly developing and attracting growing interest from foreign visitors,” said Meirambek Kapasov, the Zhetysu Tourist Information Center.
According to the center, over 2 million tourists have visited the Zhetysu region since the beginning of the year, 76% of whom were foreign nationals.
The main types of tourism in the region include water, eco, and mountain tourism. The Altyn-Emel National Park alone has welcomed around 30,000 visitors this year, including over 5,000 tourists from China.
“Tourism at the ICBC is developing dynamically. Every day, 3,500 to 4,000 visitors arrive from the Kazakh side. On the Chinese side, there are more than 4,500 shops offering everything from electronics to clothing,” said Damir Amanbayev, Deputy Head of the Investment Department at the Khorgos ICBC.
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