By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-19 09:22 Share CLOSE Tourists visit the village of Misfat al-Abriyeen on the escarpments of Oman s Grand Canyon on Feb 8. MOHAMMED MAHJOUB/FOR CHINA DAILY
Oman hopes to revive its tourism sector and boost its digital economy under stepped-up cooperation with China.
Oman, a member of the League of Arab States, has said it is opening all its economic sectors to Chinese investment. Apart from tourism and information technology, the Middle Eastern nation has identified human resources as another area with scope for greater engagement with China.
Norafidah Ismail, a lecturer at the School of International Studies at Universiti Utara Malaysia, said cooperation on the digital economy between China and Oman is imperative and urgent .
Oman looks to China for tourism and technology
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Oman looks to China for tourism and technology
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The benefits of mud for tourism in Oman
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Boutique mud houses in Oman draws tourists
AFP, MISFAT AL-ABRIYEEN, Oman
Perched on a mountain top in Oman, the village of Misfat al-Abriyeen has changed its fortunes by transforming mud-brick homes into boutique hotels, drawing tourists to a region famed for hiking trails and tales of genies.
The village of 800 residents, situated on the dramatic escarpments of Oman’s “Grand Canyon,” opened its narrow streets six years ago to foreigners and locals seeking adventure in the deserts and green corners of the Gulf sultanate.
Villager Yacoub al-Abri said it all started in 2010, when his uncle suggested they take another look at the mud houses that had lain neglected for years in the ancient settlement about three hours’ drive from the capital, Muscat.