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China to build bridge linking HK, Macao, Pearl River Delta
2009-01-09A bridge linking Hong Kong, Macao and the Pearl River Delta is expected to start in 2009 and the central government will offer 5 billion yuan (730 million U.S. dollars) on its main body. The plan wa...
Two Jianguo Hotels Open In China
2009-01-09BTG-Jianguo Hotels and Resorts Management Company has announced the opening two new hotels. Datong Yungang Jianguo Hotel, which is said to be the largest and highest class hotel in Datong, as well th...
Spring Festival travel rush starts early
2009-01-08An early Spring Festival rush has hit two of China's largest cities in the last few days as many migrant workers have changed their plans and are now heading home earlier. Local railway authorities ha...
China says global financial crisis not to reduce tourism in upcoming festival
2009-01-08Fewer inbound tourists due to the world economic slowdown will not dent China's traditional tourist peak during the upcoming Spring Festival, an official said here Monday. Inbound tourism has shrunk...
Langham Hotels International expands in China
2009-01-08Langham Hotels International will operate 20 hotels, accounting for up to half of its global total, in the Chinese mainland in the next five years. In 2009, the company plans to open three hotels in ...
International train from Nanning to Hanoi opened in Jan 1,2009
2009-01-07On January 1, 2009 the international train started to operate from Nanning,capital of Guangxi Province, to Hanoi, Vietnam. The train depart at 18:15 from Nanning, arrive in Hanoi at 7:00 the next day....
Chengdu sees more flights during the Spring Featival
2009-01-07Flights at Shuangliu International Airport, the busiest air traffic hub in Chengdu, the capital of southwest Sichuan Province, will rise during the 40 days of the Spring Festival transport period (Jan...
Tourist numbers up 50% during New Year Holiday in Beijing
2009-01-07Beijing Tourism Administration reports that during the 2009 New Year holiday tourist numbers increased 50% compared to the same periodin 2008. The Palace Museum, the Badaling Great Wall and Beihai Pa...
378,521 tourists visited Macao during Christmas holiday
2008-12-30A total number of 378,521 tourists visited Macao during the four-day Christmas holiday, which was an increase of 8.1 percent over the same period of last year, according to the statistics released on ...
Hangzhou was announced happiest city of China 2008
2008-12-30The happiest cities in the Chinese mainland this year were announced in the city of Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported. The 10 award-winning cities...
Tibet hopes to attract more tourists
2008-12-26The Tibet tourism bureau is promoting a winter tour package. Most of the tourist attractions, airline companies, hotels and travel services joined the promotion and offered discounts. Tourist destina...
China builds world's largest ice Santa Clause
2008-12-26Harbin is building what organisers say is the world's largest Santa Clause ice sculpture this winter. The giant Father Christmas, 160 metres (525 ft) long and 24 metres high, centres on an enormous ...
Christmas atmosphere in Beijing
2008-12-23BEIJING, Dec. 21 -- The financial crisis appears to have even Santa tightening his belt, so perhaps now is a good time to stop judging gifts by their price tag and start proving that it's the thought ...
China cuts fuel surcharges on domestic flights
2008-12-23China will reduce fuel surcharges on domestic flights by up to 75 percent, starting Dec. 25 of this year, the top economic planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said F...
Marriott Plans Beijing Expansion With New 615-Room Hotel
2008-12-22Marriott will open its eleventh hotel in Beijing in 2008 under a management agreement reached with Beijing Huhua Real Estate Development Company.When opened, the 19-story hotel will be called the Beij...
Festive season in Beijing
2008-12-22With Christmas just around the corner and Santa threatening to fall down the chimney C here at China Daily we've decided to help you get into the festive spirit by showing you what Beijing has to offe...
Official: Potala Palace repairs near completion
2008-12-19The second-phase repair work on the Potala Palace, an iconic building in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, is nearing completion, said an administrative official. Champa Kelsang, chie...
Nanshan Ski Resort opens in Beijing
2008-12-19One of Beijing's most popular winter sports place, the Nanshan Ski Resort, kicked off its new ski season on December 6th in the city's northern suburbs. Chinese movie stars Liang Jing, Wang Y...
Shanghai trains to get cameras
2008-12-18SHANGHAI: In a bid to curb pick pocketing in subways, all local trains here will be fitted with surveillance cameras by the end of 2009, the police said yesterday. "Each subway car will be installed ...
Xu Xiake and his "Temple of Doom"
2008-12-18Xu Xiake is something like China's real-life Indiana Jones. Every year, about 50,000 people flock to the Xu Xiake Memorial in Jiangsu province's Jiangyin county to pay homage to China's most famo...