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Source: Global Times Published: February 01, 2012 18:58
Many Chinese youngsters have become acquainted with the idea of a "swap shop" from the celebrated 2010 Taiwan movie Taipei Exchanges. The movie depicts a pair of sisters who run a café and who transform their business into a place where people can exchange songs and stories for more practical things...
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Source: Global Times Published: January 31, 2012 19:05
Spring may be on its way but it's still a bit too nippy to spend too long hours outdoors window shopping. And shopping malls aren't usually the place to find the most interesting, quirky and surprising items in the first place. So a way to kill two birds with one stone is to visit one of Shanghai's ...
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Source: Globaltimes.cn Published: January 19, 2012 15:50
Winter may not be a nice time for most people to exercise outside since you can freeze your butt off in the cold temperatures, but still, for some sports fans, the excitement that winter sports bring is difficult to refuse.
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Source: Xinhua Published: December 22, 2011 10:50
A duty free store has opened its doors Wednesday in Haikou, China's Hainan province. It's the second of its kind to open on the island following the duty free store in Sanya.
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Source: Global Times Published: November 18, 2011 09:48
Gear up for a weekend of the latest films coming from Brazil with a Friday lecture, "Discovering Brazilian Cinema," given by designer and Rio native Bruno Porto.
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Source: Global Times Published: October 19, 2011 01:20
The lengthy application process for a US tourist visa has forced China Eastern Airlines to cancel its new direct flights between Shanghai and Honolulu this month, as nearly half of the travelers who booked the flights failed to get a valid visa in time, according to the airline.
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Source: Global Times Published: October 10, 2011 18:57
Last-minute flights and getaways can be the way to go if your goal is to travel on the cheap.
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Source: Xinhua Published: September 26, 2011 10:05
Zhoushan has offered free WiFi service that covers the whole city, making it one of the first group of Chinese cities for tourism that offer free WiFi service.
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Source: CRI Published: September 23, 2011 14:15
Besides the yellowing leaves which stain the city's suburban mountains, another messenger of this golden season presents itself within the botanical gardens, public parks and in flower markets - chrysanthemums.
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Source: Xinhua Published: September 13, 2011 08:54
The Palace Museum will run an online ticket reservation trial system starting Sept. 20 to encourage visitors to save time by buying tickets at home, giving them more time to tour the museum, its official website said Friday.
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Source: Bestfoodinchina.net Published: September 08, 2011 16:04
The Chinoise Story, part of a group of restaurants by the same name, originating in Shanghai, is located on the mezzanine floor of one of Wuhan's finest 5-star hotels, the Jin Jiang International. Conveniently located in the CBD (Hankou) at one of the city's most prominent intersections, and set nex...
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Source: Global Times Published: August 26, 2011 08:54
Walking through crowds of people, both locals and visitors, on the Qianmen Dajie, we still have to pass through the crowded Xianyukou food street that features old Beijing snacks, to get to the even more crowded Taiwan market street.
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Source: Global Times Published: August 15, 2011 08:28
Hutong huggers will love this lecture given by folk custom expert Wang Lanshun, who will share never-told before stories about Shijia Hutong.
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Source: Global Times Published: August 12, 2011 09:20
Consider it kimchi power: Saveurs de Coree, which ranked among the few foreign eateries on Nanluoguxiang back in 2006, will return to the area just a few months after it closed due to landlord-tenant issues. Owner King-tai Chow should have this courtyard restaurant, just off the main strip in Ju'er ...
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Source: Global Times Published: August 12, 2011 08:31
The Global Times visited three restaurants in town that will induce in diners an unmistakable feeling of nostalgia, if sometimes tinged with a touch of fantasy.
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Source: Xinhua Published: August 08, 2011 10:17
A plane takes off at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 7, 2011. Shanghai Hongqiao Airport resumed normal operation on Sunday after the influence of the typhoon Muifa.
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Source: Global Times Published: August 08, 2011 04:08
Nanluoguxiang is the latest area in Dongcheng district in Beijing to cut their Wi-Fi access after local police instructed them to install expensive monitoring software.
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Source: Global Times Published: August 04, 2011 08:28
It may not be February 14, but the Chinese version of Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Known as Qixi Jie in Mandarin this traditional date for lovers and wedded couples falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, which this year falls on this Saturday, August 6.
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Source: Xinhua Published: August 03, 2011 09:03
New Zealand has taken the first step in making entry for Chinese nationals easier with the opening of a joint immigration and tourism office in Shanghai, New Zealand Immigration Minister and Associate Tourism Minister Jonathan Coleman said Tuesday.
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Source: Globaltimes.cn Published: August 02, 2011 14:00
As a visitor, you may soon become lost in the magnificence of the Terra Cotta Warriors and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda during the daytime. But what about at night, when all these tourist attractions are closed? The Global Times has sought out a few interesting bars, cafes and fancy restaurants where y...
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