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Most Important Festival In Tibetan Calendar Begins

2010-05-21

Norsang, aTibetan,crawled on the ground and prostrated herself as she moved through the crowds on the Potala Palace square in Lhasa. With two spiral sea shells, or conches, in hand, Norsang had made ...

InterContinental Shanghai Expo Has Been Opened

2010-05-21

The 400-room InterContinental Shanghai Expo, which is located adjacent to the 2010 World Expo site, had its grand opening recently . At the opening ceremony Michel Koopman, the general manage...

China Southern plans Guangzhou-Brisbane-Auckland route

2010-05-20

China Southern Airlines is planning to launch an international roundtrip air route between Guangzhou and Brisbane of Austrilia, and Auckland of New Zealand from November 3, 2010. This will be the thi...

First Scenic Area 3D Simulation System, the First One in China, Comes Out in Chongqing

2010-05-20

Emme Chongqing Science and Technology Company has introduced its "scenic area 3D simulation system", which is the first in China, and will be promoted to scenic areas in China. With the new system, t...

Jewels on the Bund: the third Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair

2010-05-19

Now in its third year, the Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair (SFJAF) is taking place at the recently opened Rockbund Center until May 23, 2010. "We have a very strict selection process for ex...

Great Wall Museum Celebrates the 34th International Museum Day

2010-05-19

The Great Wall Museum embraced the 34th International Museum Day on Tuesday with a series of activities presided over by a group of invited guests including veterans and authorities from the Beijing H...

Kneads of the weary: Herborist Spa opens in Sanlitun of Beijing

2010-05-19

Herborist, a renowned Chinese cosmetics company based in Shanghai, brings its Chinese-style spa to Sanlitun in Beijingthis week, offering a more relaxing form of recreation in the Village. With curio...

Rizhao of Shandong Province to Adopt E-tickets for All Scenic Spots

2010-05-19

It is learned from Rizhao Tourism Administration that tourists will no longer need to buy tickets at the gates of scenic spots; instead, they can log on Rzta.com or the websites of scenic spot...

Sleep on the Great Wall - a special camping experience

2010-05-18

Though the rural areas surrounding Beijing's city center aren't exactly known as rugged enclaves of untamed wilderness, there's a camping trip out there waiting for you, and what Beijing may lack in f...

Old houses on canvas in Shanghai stir up memories

2010-05-18

When some slice of life familiar to one's own experience gets depicted in exhibitions, emotions swell up easily. This is precisely what visitors who attend the art exhibition about historic buildings ...

Miaohua Hutong / Cotton Lane of Beijing

2010-05-18

A hutong's name often refers to its former function, so it's no surprise that Mianhua Hutong, or Cotton Lane in Beijing, the location of textile mills during the Ming Dynasty. Over hundreds of years, ...

Room With A View In Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Oriental Shanghai

2010-05-17

There is a saying in the hotel business: Only rooms without a view require fancy decorations and design. That's certainly not the case at Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Oriental Shanghai, with its panoram...

Tibet Publishes Ten-year Tourism Development Roadmap

2010-05-17

Tibet Tourism Bureau has published a ten-year tourism development plan for theTibetan travel. According to the roadmap, Tibet will spend ten years building a tourism layout of "two centers, two axis,...

Down on the farm in Tengtou: the "Best Village of China" on display at the Expo 2010 Shanghai

2010-05-14

The "Best Village of China" is on display at the Expo 2010 Shanghai, but to get a satisfying taste of the bucolic life head to real thing that is230 kilometers away. At Expo Garden, the villa...

Spanish Restaurants in Shanghai: dining in the slow lane

2010-05-14

Withthe number of Spanish restaurants in Shanghai being steadily growing over the past couple of years, it's true to say most, if not all, are of the Tapas-on-the go variety. They may provide a wid...

Cuisine in Shanghai: new tastes spring up

2010-05-14

After a prolonged, rainy winter, spring has come to Shanghai and with it the endless barrage of restaurants trying to lure diners with new spring menus. Offerings in Shanghai in spring make use of fre...

In Shanghai: five cuisines to tempt your palate

2010-05-14

Cuisine Original in Shanghaioffers authentic Shanghai, Sichuan, Hunan, Huaiyang and Cantonese dishes, as well as Western fine dining, an excellent wine list and fine cigars. The spacious three-floor ...

Guilin International Agencies Establish Market Community

2010-05-14

Eight international travel agencies in Guilin have set up the Guilin International Travel Agency Market Community. The eight agencies are: Guilin Lilv International Travel Service Company, Guilin Tia...

Yaogu Village, Libo County, Guizhou Province: In harmony with trees

2010-05-13

A Chinese saying goes, "Those living on the mountain live off the mountain". Residents of Yaogu village in Libo county of Southwest China's Guizhou province, would agree. Located 25 km from the count...

Focus on Expo 2010 Shanghai: Shanghai World Expo tour package expects lower price

2010-05-13

The prices of Expo-themed tour packages may drop somewhatbecause ofthe annual high school and college entrance examinations in June, according to Shanghai's local media eastay.com . The repor...