Kolkata: As the Country is planning to become a partner for the celebrations this year, Kolkata's Durga puja will have a Chinese touch.

China will bring in tourists to Kolkata from Kunming city during the festive season, to build people to people relations between West Bengal and Yunnan province, which will be connected through the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) economic corridor.

Chinese consul general Ma Zhanwu said, "We are making arrangements so that a group of may be around 100-200 people from China can come to Kolkata during the Durga Puja in October. Just like Indians, Chinese also have a huge interest in culture. There is a lot of synergy in eastern cultures".

Also with the tourists, they are planning to put Chinese symbols like those related to dragons, umbrellas etc can also be showcased during the four-day-long festival here.

He said, "It will be an exchange of culture".

Besides the regular attractions of the colonial-era Kolkata, the group of Chinese tourists will be taken on a tour all over the city to showcase some of the most attractive pandals.