"KATHMANDU: Qiu Guohong, Chinese Ambassador for Nepal released 'Chinese Handbook' and 'Nepal Tour Guide Chinese' written by Nepali Students at Confucius Institute of Kathmandu University.

During the book release ceremony, ambassador Guohong said that the two books focus more on the spoken language than the grammar, so one can easily go through the language book.

"The Chinese books have Nepali translations which definitely will help learn Chinese language for communication with the Chinese tourists arriving Nepal," said Guohong.

Kishore Thapa, secretary of Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation said that the book will help break the language barrier and help Nepali communicate easily with the Chinese tourist.

"For the tourism year the government has targeted huge number of Chinese tourist arrivals to Nepal," Thapa said.

At another programme, Dr Mohan Prasad Devkota, Assistant Professor at Tribhuwan University unveiled his trekking manual Paryatak Pathpradarshak Pustika. Devkota said that the book will be instrumental in providing information on flora and fauna found in Nepal along with pictorial description for tourists.