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Source: Xinhua Published: July 27, 2011 09:44
Hong Kong saw a record tally of almost 20 million visitor arrivals in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 14.7 percent, the tourism authority said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: July 26, 2011 11:11
Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is scheduled to open its first subway in late August or early September, local authorities said Monday.
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Source: Global Times Published: July 26, 2011 05:32
A Changning district official has helped to partly clarify a widely spread rumor from last week, saying that one Shanghai art museum will temporarily move exhibits to the Expo Park by the end of the year.
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Source: Global Times Published: July 26, 2011 05:29
Construction at the site of the Shanghai Disney theme park in Pudong New Area has been halted by local authorities this week, after workers were found to be transporting construction waste without the required permits over the past month, the district's appearance and environmental sanitation admini...
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Source: Xinhua Published: July 25, 2011 09:01
Archaeologists in north China's Shanxi Province have discovered an ancient canteen that is believed to have been used during the Battle of Changping (262 BC).
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Source: Xinhua Published: July 25, 2011 08:57
An ancient royal temple dating back to the ninth-century Gaochang Uygur kingdom in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is being repaired.
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Source: Global Times Published: July 25, 2011 05:09
Long-distance bus operators in Shanghai put more than 60 vehicles on standby on Sunday, using extra buses to transport additional daily passengers south to aid commuters stranded by the train accident on Saturday in Wenzhou, which authorities said late last night had claimed the lives of 35 people a...
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Source: Xinhua Published: July 22, 2011 11:02
The second phase of a restoration project for an ancient village in central China's Hunan Province is expected to be completed in 2012.
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Source: Xinhua Published: July 22, 2011 08:59
China will open an exhibition at the end of the year that features ancient towns and villages in light of the urgent need to protect the ancient architecture and promote traditional Chinese culture.
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Source: Global Times Published: July 22, 2011 04:43
A rumor about three museums in Shanghai to be relocated to the China Pavilion at the Expo Park by the end of next year spread like wildfire across cyberspace on "Chinese Twitter" weibo.com Thursday, but most of the involved authorities said that they were unaware of such plans.
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Source: Globaltimes.cn Published: July 21, 2011 16:33
The 21st Qingdao International Beer Festival will kick off on August 13 in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, according to a report from people.com on Thursday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: July 21, 2011 09:30
The number of overseas tourists visiting south China's tropical island of Hainan grew 12 percent year-on-year to 383,800 from January to June, the province's tourism commission said Wednesday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: July 20, 2011 09:52
Macao's free wireless Internet access is set to be increased by 23 places Monday, making the "WiFi-GO" service available in a total of 83 places around the city, the Macao Post Daily reported on Monday.
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Source: Globaltimes.cn Published: July 19, 2011 18:11
Recently Peking University (PKU)，one of the most prestigious universities in China, set a quota of 5,000 visitors per day to its campus during the summer vacation, to which scalpers responded quickly with money-making schemes.
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Source: Xinhua Published: July 19, 2011 09:32
Ecotourism has been part of household vocabularies in China for years. However, one expert believes that the concept still has a long way to go in China, as most domestic tourists are more interested in sightseeing than promoting environmental awareness.
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Source: Global Times Published: July 19, 2011 06:14
In a bid to promote economic cooperation between the two cities, Hangzhou is inviting 1,000 Shanghai residents to tour the capital of Zhejiang Province for free this summer, Hangzhou's Party secretary said Monday.
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Source: Global Times Published: July 19, 2011 05:51
A new airport delivery service aimed at passengers who do not want to lose items banned from flights has attracted criticism for its high prices, with rates comparing unfavorably with competing companies.
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Source: Globaltimes.cn Published: July 18, 2011 18:32
The China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) announced recently three new 5-A national tourist attractions, according to the Xinhua News Agency on Monday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: July 18, 2011 09:17
Chairman of China's National Tourism Administration has expressed his confidence Sunday in the prospect of growing travel demand between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.
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Source: Xinhua Published: July 18, 2011 09:09
The first expressway in Tibet opened to traffic on Sunday, with Vice President Xi Jinping cutting the ribbons at the opening ceremony. The 37.8-km long, four-lane road links Lhasa's city center with Gonggar Airport in the neighboring Shannan Prefecture.
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