The photo taken on Sept. 2, 2013 shows the Old Town Square in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. (Xinhua/Zhou Lei)
10 HOURS & 300,000 VISITS
The direct air link between Prague and Beijing, which takes about 10 hours, officially went into operation on Sept. 23, 2015.
"The Czech Republic is an attractive destination to Chinese tourists, who made a record number of more than 300,000 visits here in 2015, making tourism a bright spot in China-Czech cooperation," Xi wrote in a signed article titled "Time to Renew and Energize China-Czech Ties" on the Pravo daily on Saturday.
Sobotka said he considers the non-stop flight service "very good news" for the Czech Republic. It's also good news for the Chinese people who are filled with very positive feelings towards the Czech people.
