It was learned from the 2005 Europe-China Tourism Forum held in Switzerland's Lausanne, ten domestic cities was awarded "favorite Chinese city of European tourists".

Those ten "favorite Chinese cities of European tourists" include Beijing, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Kunming, Lhasa, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Luoyang, Lijiang and Weihai. The list was based on internet survey and tourism insiders’ comments.

Moreover, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses and the Potala Palace are named as the best favorite tour spots by European tourists through internet survey.  

The forum was jointly sponsored by the France International Exchange Center and Switzerland-China Economy & Culture Promotion Center, and Lausanne Hotel Management Institute.

(China.org.cn August 25, 2005)