Kenya is looking to boost its tourism relations with China, and players within the government are confident the East Africa country can lure more Chinese tourists.

Kiraitu Murungi, the Governor of Meru County in the central region of the country, visited China last year, and is confident his country can learn a lot from the Asian nation's tourism exploits to benefit its own sector.

"I have had the occasion to visit the yellow mountains in China in the City of Huangshan and I was amazed at the number of tourists who visit the yellow mountain, about 67 million per annum. Mount Kenya is a very beautiful Mountain, about 40% of that mountain is found in Meru County. There are virtually no tourists only a few mountain climbers. So, we are determined to work with our Chinese partners to see if we can develop mountain tourism," he said in an interview with CGTN.

Kiraitu's call comes after the October 1 celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.