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Brid Nest receives 210 million tourists as a top attraction in Beijing

2009-05-13T22:51:00.000-07:00

Beijing Tourism - On May 8th, China Olympic Park Management Committee and officials of Bird Nest and Water Cube revealed the operating status of Olympic Park in the past-olymic period during the past half year.

According to the National Stadium limited liability company, the National Stadium receive twenty to thirty thousands of visitors every day in average with the total volumne reaches 3.5 million in the past half year. It has made great profit of 210 million Yuan.

The National Stadium plans to hold extreme sports shows every day and intends to create great performance parties similar to the opening ceremony of 2008 Olympic Games. In second half of 2009, more large-scale evens will be held here like Song Zuying concert, "Turandot large-scale live action opera" directed by Zhang Yimou, etc.. According to the official, an olympic theme restaurant and new fitness centers will be constructed on the 50,000 square meters commercial space.

The Water Cube has received 2.26 million visitors in total since its opening and gained revenue of 80 million Yuan. In the later half of this year, the warm-up pool of Water Cube will try out to be opened to the public. And the government plans to improve the facilities in some of the sections. And Water Cube will show an new face in mid-2010 without delaying the opening up in this year. The new Water Cube after reconstruction will include 3 parts, a competition hall, a warm-up area and a leisure park. And other facilities like dining-room, small-scale theater will be added to the service.

Second half of this year's warm-up Water Cube pool pilot intends to open to the public. Watercube protection under the premise of opening up, starting in October this year will be subregions Watercube transformation, a new mid-2010 debut. Transformation will be sub-game lobby, a warm-up area, a leisure park features three areas, to increase their services to leisure parks, restaurants, small theaters and other facilities.

Form May 23th to 24th, the Water Cube will welcome a children swimming competitions named "Future Star of Water Cube". And it's the first offical sporting events held here after the Olympic Games.

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An incomplete records of Beijing ancient villages (section 1)

2009-05-07T00:25:00.000-07:00

Cuandixia: On the ancient road west to Beijing, 90 kilometers far from the city. More than 70 smart mountain courtyard dwellilngs laid out on the mountain side.

Lingshui: Lingshui village is located in Mentougou District, an old village with long history of one thousand years. The buildings are in old rural construction style popular in Ming and Qing Dynasty.

Liuliqu: Liuliqu is in Longquan town, Mentougou District. The village is famous for its glass. It is known as "Town of glass in China".

Qianjuntai: The village is located in the western end of Qingshuijian, Mengtougou District. It was named Qianrentai in the long history of one thousand years. It's the birth place of "ancient pennant assembly in western Beijing", one of Beijing intangible cultural heritages.

Sanjiadian: The village is at the east side of Sanjiadian tide flap on Yongding River. During Ming and Qing Dynasties, it attracted a larg number of settlers from shanxi, made homes and traded here. They built a Shanxi assembly hall in the village. And you also can find more than ten ancient temples in the village, such as White Guanyin Nunnery, Longwang Temple, Kuan Kung Temple and Iron Anchor Temple, etc.

Yanhecheng: This is a tiny town on the ancient frontier fortress in the mountains of western Beijing and belongs to Zhaitang town. Attractions like folk house in ancient style, old trees and ancient drama stage are kept in good condition.

Yanhekou: Situated in Zhaitang town. As one of the important pass on of ancient Great Wall, there are still 3 beacon towers standing in the village.

East Hulin: The village is located in Zhaitang town, at the bottom of Baihuashan mountain and on the river bank of Qingshui river. Ten thousands of years before, East Hulin person livd here. A historic site of "Tartar stronghold" built in Yuan Dynasty attracts tourists. There are ancient buildings and trees in the village too.

West Hulin:In Zhaitang town. More than 50 courtyard dwellilngs and over 100 Stone Carvings are preserved in the village include the inscription of Li Yuanhong, the former president of Republic of China.

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Maple Bridge ancient town - The first town of Ming and Qing Dynasties

2009-05-04T22:24:00.000-07:00

Mooring By Maple Bridge At Night;
At moonset cry the crows, streaking the frosty sky;
Dimly lit fishing boats ‘neath maples sadly lie;
Beyond the city walls, from Temple of Cold Hill;
Bells break the ship-borne roamer’s dream and midnight still.

Maple Bridge ancient town is located in Huqiu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with its unique downstream Yangtze River scenery of "families pillow the rivers".

The ancient town is a provincial-level scenic spot 3.5 kilometers away from Suzhou city, leads the main tour content "five ancient", Hanshan temple, Jiangfeng bridge, iron bell ancient barrier, Maple Bridge town and ancient canal. The environment is beautiful while humanistic landscape is rich.

Maple Bridge ancient town has a long history. It's a well-known downtown place in ancient Suzhou. In Sui Dynasty, after the great project of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal had completed, Maple Bridge became an important port in the west section of Suzhou City. According to historical record, shopps and stores lists thickly like forest on both sides of the river. The north bank was a large market for trade cotton, rice, beans, wheat while silk and handicrafts were sold on the south bank. The town endured prosperity during Ming and Qing Dynasty untill army of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom besieged Suzhou city and the Qing defender burned it down to dirt. Then the past commercial center became one of the small rural towns.

The grand canal, ancient courier route and Maple river interchange here. Two main streets, Maple Bridge street and Hanshan Temple street, extend along the bay with unique charm of water town. Most of the buildings built in the end of Qing Dynasty. The roads twist and turn, combine the attractions as Hanshan Temple, Maple Bridge and iron bell ancient barrier into an organic whole. The bustling town offers various tour services and becomes a popular toursit destination for sightseeing and shopping.

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IATA release tips in responsing to swine flu during air travel

2009-05-03T23:52:00.000-07:00

Recently, World Health Organization (WHO) has not announce any recommendation in restrictions on travel and tour for swine flue. Most countries have enhanced border and airport security, encourage people to cancel travel schedule to the epidemic areas.

The following advice given by WHO and IATA are tips for tourists' health care during air travel, and suggestion on the problem how to reduce the chance of disease trasmission in air transportation.

What travelers should do?

1. Often wash hands
2. Avoid to touch the patients
3. Avoid to touch animals in markets
4. If a patient needed to travel, consult a doctor first.

Whether the virus spreads on a travel plane?
Although IATA said that modern aircrafts equiped with advanced air filtration system can obviously improve air quality , the bacteria will spread through air in the cabin.

WHO experts have mentioned, virus such as tuberculosis, has a 8 hours proliferation period on a travel plane and travelers close to the patient are under high risk to be infected.

How to deal with the patient if someone falled ill on a travel plane?

Before swine flu's outbreak, the airlines has been told that if a passenger got a high fever over 38 degrees Celsius or appeared as one of the following syptoms, measures should be taken:

- Obviously discomfort
- Persistent cough
- Breath disordered
- Continuing diarrhea
- Continued vomiting
- Rashes
- Inexplicable injury or bleeding
- Post-traumatic stress disorder thoughts

For these cases, flight attendants should ask for assistance to ground staff or passengers. If the staff failed in obtaining medical assistance, the airline company should take the follwing measures:

- Transfer the patient to somewhere there were fewer passengers.
- Specify a staff to take care of the patient.
- Earmark a toilet for the patient.
- Require the patient to wear a respirator.
- Place the waste items (paper towels, pillows, bed sheets, chair sets, etc) which the patient has touched in pockets marked as "Biohazard".
- Make sure whether the other passengers have the same similar symptoms.
- Keep safe of the passenger's baggage
- Report the suspected cases to the captain or air traffic control personnel.
- Require the passengers who sit close to the patient to fill out the track positioning card.

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Tibet receives 1st foreign tourist group after resuming tourism

2009-04-07T22:14:00.000-07:00

China Tours,Tibet Tours - Foreign tourists have begun entering Tibet as the region lifted a month-long suspension.

A total of 25 tourist groups will arrive in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Sunday.

More than 500 foreign tourists traveling with more than 200 groups are expected to visit Tibet before April 20, according to the Tibet Autonomous Regional Tourism Bureau. The tourists are from the United States, Canada, France, Japan, Italy, Denmark and Australia.Long lines of tourists could be seen at the entrance of the grand Potala Palace Sunday morning. Many tourists were busy taking pictures.

A German group of 11 tourists arrived in Lhasa Saturday night and began its six-day visit in this southwest China region. It is the first foreign tourist group allowed in Tibet after the government announced it would reopen local tourism to foreign visitors a week ago.

"I have been preparing for the trip since last year," said a German tourist named Nick. "The places I want to go most are the Potala Palace and Mount Qomolangma."

"I have little worry about the safety here in Lhasa, where everything appears normal," he told Xinhua. "The Tibetans I have met are very hospitable, which makes me feel at ease."

His tour group will visit scenic spots including the Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple, Mount Qomolangma, and the Norbu Lingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama. It will leave Tibet for Nepal Thursday.

Bachug, head of the tourism administration of Tibet Autonomous Region, said Tibet suspended visits by foreigners in March for the sake of travelers' safety.

"Tibet is harmonious and safe now. Travel agencies, tourist resorts and hotels are prepared for tourists," he said.

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The Second World Buddhist Forum blossoms in Wuxi

2009-03-31T00:01:00.000-07:00

Wuxi Tour, Travel China - The Second World Buddhist Forum opened in the eastern Chinese city Wuxi on March 28 with more than 1,700 Buddhist monks and scholars from about 50 countries and regions gathering to discuss how Buddhism can contribute to building a harmonious world.

"Buddhism is a religion boasting openness and tolerance. When he founded the religion, Buddha advocated his moral position -- equality of all living beings as well as harmony and amicability," Du Qinglin, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), told the opening ceremony in the gigantic Buddhist Palace at Lingshan Mountain.

"We anticipate that world Buddhist circles will carry forward the spirit of 'harmony and synergy', manifest the qualities of mercy and compassion, reclaim people's souls and promote harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, humans and society, among people and within each
individual," said Du, who is also head of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

He said the world faces the financial crisis, social contradictions, culture shock and environmental contamination.

He added: "To persist in 'harmony and synergy' and co-create harmony, we are called upon to depend on the people's welfare, hold high the banner of human progress and create promising conditions for world peace.

"We should respect diversity on the basis of equal treatment, strengthen mutual understanding through communications and achieve common progress while making up for each other's deficiencies," he said.

"The Chinese people have always unswervingly held high the banner of peace, development and cooperation, pursued a strategy of mutual benefit and win-win outcomes and actively developed international exchanges and cooperation," he said.

They have also "positively participated in coping with the financial crisis, committed themselves to promoting world economic growth and the progress of human civilization and worked with people across the world for harmony, lasting peace and common prosperity," he added.

The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, delivered a speech in English at the forum, offering his views on building a harmonious world and urging people to do more good deeds and help others.

"Sutras tell us: Good is rewarded with good, evil with evil. We should now guide and encourage people with the law of causality to serve others with good deeds," he said.

"Only if we carry forward the philanthropic moral spirit, will everyone be guided to do good and not harm others; can everyone display love and mercy, benefit all sentient beings and protect the environment, so as to enable people to enjoy a harmonious and happy life," he said.

He also called for achieving harmony among different Buddhist sects.

"Different sects within Buddhism should respect each other and coexist in harmony," he said. "So Buddha Dharma can live on and flourish, we should foster more outstanding talent."

The 19-year-old Panchen Lama also thanked the central government for its "kindly" concern for and "powerful" patronage of the forum.

"This forum is convened in my country -- China, which has a Buddhist cultural tradition going back 2,000 years. This event fully demonstrates that today's China enjoys social harmony, stability and religious freedom. It also shows China is a nation that safeguards and promotes world peace."

During the five-day event, the participants will discuss how to better preserve Buddhist music and the Tripitaka, considered the encyclopedia of Buddhist culture. They will also talk about the relationship between Buddhism and science, public welfare, environmental protection and other topics.

Exhibits of Buddhist relics, porcelain, crafts, photos and calligraphy will be on display during the forum.

The forum, with the theme "A harmonious world, a synergy of conditions," was jointly organized by the Buddhist Association of China, the Buddha's Light International Association, the Hong Kong Buddhist Association and the China Religious Culture Communication Association.

The forum has been organized into two parts. The first is from March 28 to 29 in Wuxi. The participants will then go to Taipei on four direct charter flights on March 30, where the second part of the forum will be held from March 31 to April 1.

The arrangement is viewed as another sign of improved relations between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.

Buddhism was introduced into ancient China from India more than 2,000 years ago.

The First World Buddhist Forum, with the theme "A harmonious world begins in the mind," was held in the eastern Chinese cities of Hangzhou and Zhoushan in 2006. Statistics published at that time showed around 100 million Chinese, or one in every 13 Chinese, are Buddhist followers.
"This is the second time I came to China to attend the World Buddhist Forum, and I think China has really done a lot to promote Buddhism -- just look at the gigantic venue of the Buddha Palace," said Ven. Banagala Upatissa, president of the Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka.
"It's an open forum with participants from around the world. I hope I can have extensive exchanges with others on a wide range of topics in the following days, especially the spread of Buddhism in the world," he said.

(Source: China Culture)

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The Legend of Chinese Shadow Play

2009-03-30T23:58:00.000-07:00

China culture, China Tours - Concerning origin of Chinese shadow play, there is a beautiful love story that has Liu Zhe, the Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, who liked all kinds of entertainment and kept many artists in his palace. Among the musicians Li Yannian was the best. Not only was he good at playing all kinds of musical instruments, but also at improvising songs. One year the King of Qiuzi, a tribe in the northwest, came to present a tribute and at the reception banquet Li Yannian was ordered to give a performance where he sang about an exceeding beauty. All the people were fascinated and lost in the graceful scene he created. Later when someone reported to the Emperor Wu that Li's sister was such a beauty, the emperor was so pleased as to call her in. Finding she was pretty beyond description, he fell in love with her at first sight wherein she received great favor and gave birth to a son the next year.

But good times did not last long for she fell seriously ill afterwards. When the emperor visited her, she covered her face with a quilt and said, 'I hope your majesty can take good care of my brother and son for the sake of our past.' But she refused his request of taking a last look at her, 'A woman makes up to please her lover but I am not as good-looking as before and not dressed up. Please leave me as I am.' So finally the emperor went away disappointed. As explained to her maid she said, 'His majesty favors me because of my appearance. I'm no longer pretty with illness and he will forget all my goodness at my sight. But otherwise he'll remember me forever.'

After her death the emperor missed her so much that a necromancer was summoned to call back her spirit. Though his mind racked, the necromancer found no way to meet this expectation. In the evening when pacing up and down in his room, he saw his shadow reflected on the wall. Thus an idea was hit upon. He copied the concubine's picture onto a piece of leather and after coloring and cutting a lifelike silhouette was made. With all the details well prepared, Emperor Wu was invited to the room. From far away, he saw his concubine's silhouette came up slowly and gracefully, knelt down respectfully and remained there. Just as he was approaching, the necromancer stopped him and said the spirit needed a respectful distance. And hundreds of years later Pi Ying Xi was passed down from the descendants of the necromancer.

(Source: China Culture)

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Foreign tour groups sign up to visit Tibet

2009-03-30T23:54:00.000-07:00

Tibet tour, China Tours - Tibet will allow overseas visitors starting April 5 after a month-long suspension, a tourism official in Lhasa has said.

"Tibet will start receiving foreign tourists as of April 5, and they will be warmly welcomed," Bachug, head of the Tibet tourism administration, told the Xinhua News Agency on Sunday.

"Foreign tourists were stopped from entering Tibet during March for safety reasons," Bachug said.

Tibet, which until half a century ago was ruled by a theocratic regime, celebrated its first Serfs' Emancipation Day on Saturday.

March 14 also marked the first anniversary of riots by the Dalai Lama's followers in the region's capital Lhasa, which left 18 civilians dead.

"There is no reason to worry Tibet is safe now," Bachug said.

"Travel agencies, tourist resorts and hotels are well prepared to receive foreign guests," he said, adding that "as usual, foreign tourists can visit Tibet only with organized tour groups".

So far, more than 100 foreign tour groups have registered to visit Tibet this year, he said.

An earlier Xinhua report said Tibet was entering "the best season for travel and will see a big increase in tourism" starting April.

The local tourism bureau estimates that tourists will increase by at least 30 percent from previous months.

Tourism has witnessed a boom since the launch of "tour Tibet in winter" by the bureau last year. In the first two months this year, the region reported a significant rise in the number of visitors, as many went there for the Spring Festival as well as the Tibetan New Year.

With more than 300 scenic spots, tourism is experiencing a slow but steady revival since the Lhasa riots last March and the catastrophic earthquake that hit its neighboring Sichuan province in May.

Only 2.28 million tourists visited last year, a drop of 44 percent year-on-year. Tourism revenue was also halved from 4.8 billion yuan ($702 million) in 2007 to about 2.25 billion yuan last year, according to Yu Yungui, deputy director of the tourism bureau.

Lhasa's iconic Potala Palace received 830,000 tourists and pilgrims in 2008, down 27 percent year-on-year, Champa Kesang, the bureau's management chief, said.

(Source: China Daily)

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Top 10 routes of ascetic China tours on foot| Kanas Nature Reserve Tour

2009-03-11T23:21:00.000-07:00

Kanas Nature Reserve is located deep in the Altai Mountains, northern Xinjiang. Kanas Lake is the most important part of the Nature Reserve. It is also known as Hanasi with the meaning "beautiful and mysterious water" in Mongolian. Hanasi is shaped like a crescent, surrounded with mountains and thick virgin forest. The sunny part of the region is covered by dense grass, while large areas of wetlands and beaches of the bay coexist at north end of the lake delta zone. All kinds of plant grow here on the open ground and compose the beautiful secenery together with mountains and the water.

It's great beautiful of Hanasi's Autumn! Almost all the tourists traveled Kanas issued the same admiration. The unique forest stands by Hanasi Lake in the color of orange and golden yellow. And you can find mysterious Tuva villages hidden in the deep mountains.

Take on your back pack and set out from the Dahongyu Isle in north, travel along the attractions like Black Lake, Hemu village and finally arrive at Jiadengyu vally. It will take you 3 days for the whole on-foot trip. So you must have enough preparation of outdoor camping. You will taste the full beauty of Hanasi and experience hardship with pleasure of tour on foot.

(Source: http://www.chinatours.us.com/)

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Top 10 routes of ascetic tour on foot|Tiger Leaping Gorge|Trekking Tour

2009-03-06T00:40:00.000-08:00

Tiger Leaping Gorge is one of the deepest canyon in China. It is located at Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County in Yunnan province. The Upper reaches of Yangtze river (or named Jinsha River) turns northward sharply here. So it is known as "the first bend of Yangtze".

Tiger Leaping Gorge is on the way from Lijiang to Shangri-La. Set out from Lijiang, it is about 3 hours' route by car. Turbulent Jinsha River flows through Shek Kwu town and turns to northward all of a sudden, then squeeze into the slit between Haba Snow Mountain and Yulong Snow Mountain. And Tiger Leaping Gorge is formed here at the narrowest spot of the spoectacular canyon. The gorge is named after local folk legend in which a tiger leaped over the Jinsha River by stepping on a huge stone in the river.

Carrying a backpack, walk alone the crowd of people talking in different languages, this is not in Manhattan of New York city, but the Tiger Leaping Gorge in Lijiang, one of the world well-known on-foot tour destination. The whole trip will be completed in 2 days. Though it is almost no threat to personal security, cragged terrain of the area increase the difficulty of travel on foot.

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Top 10 routes of ascetic tour on foot - Guilin Tour

2009-02-25T23:50:00.000-08:00

No. 10: Lijiang Travel on foot - Taste the "Rank 1st " scenery of the world

"Guilin's mountains and waters rank first in China." As the well-known title spreads worldwide, Guilin becomes one of the most desirable tour destinations of overseas tourists.

Most people take a guilin tour by following the scheduled tour packages. They are still unfamiliar to Guilin at the end of the travel. And from now on, one can experience the great scenery of guilin detailed in the new route of Trekking tour along Lijiang. This kind of tour accepted and tried by more and more tourists.

The whole journeiy will set out at Yangshuo pier and finish with the arrival of Xingping. You can complete the trekking in a single day by traveling along a dozen of kilometers and taste the beautiful landscape of Lijiang closely while enjoying all kinds of local custom.

(source: chinatours.us.com)

Gold Dragon and White Jade Carving presented by Emperor unearthed in Xianju

2009-02-24T23:21:00.000-08:00

Hangzhou, Feb.25--- On Feb, 23, two treasures were excavated when workers cleaned up the Kuocang Cave of Xianju County. Checked with historical materials, confirmedly, they were the White Jade Carving and Golden Dragon, which were the same as the illustration in Historical Record of Xianju County written in the reign of Emperor Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. They were presented by Emperor of Song dynasty.

First unearthed treasure was a white jade carving, and the next was a golden dragon with 11.3 centimeters long and 7 centimeters high. It was made of the bullion with the weight of 79 grams. The dragon has four legs, three paws, two wings, two angles, three beards, and Kylin hump and fish scale, however, the shape is different from what the dragon has in folklore.

Kuocang Cave plays an important role in Chinese Taoist history. Historically there were many Taoists exercised here. Kuocang Cave was established in peak time of Tang Dynasty and in Song Dynasty it was renamed royally Ningzhen Palace. In ancient times, Kuocang Cave was ranked top –ten best cultivation caves(Dongtian, 洞天，which used to be the living residence of immortals and god) in Taoism.

According to the record of this county, this golden dragon has been in earth for 991 years. It was still dazzling when it was excavated.” It has a high-level handcraft technique, and it looks very delicate” said Guo Jinxing, the leader of History and Culture Research Society in Xianju. Both in materials and craft technology, it is very significant and this dragon carving is rare and treasured. “It is overqualified to be the state-level cultural relics, we are planning to notify the higher departments concerned” said Guo Jinxing.

(Source: Absolutechinatours.com)

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Hoh Xil (Ke ke xi li) no man's land opens to visitors

2009-02-24T23:13:00.000-08:00

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Hoh Xil (Kekexili) is located in the vast and fantastic "no man's land" of Qinghai Province, China. At present, Hoh Xil is offically announced to open to the public. For the aim of original ecological environment protection, people take eco-tour to Hoh Xil has a limit on tourists number of less than one thousand a year. Within 5 to 6 days, tourists will be organised to travel along the arena, enjoy the sight of mysterious jokul, grassland, rare wild animals and participate in various environmental protection activities.

Known as "the Animal Kingdom", Hoh Xil is one of the regions where original ecological environment has been most perfect preserved on the world. Its rare source of China plateau ecosystem has irreplaceable ecological value and tourism value. In particular, plateau grasslands, desertification, wetlands, and wildlife ecosystems make up of the unique landscape of Hoh Xil.

It is understood that visitors will be request of medical certificate and taking a medical examination in application procedure. Appliers who have hypertension and some other diseases are not be allowed to enter tour areana. At the same time, tourists allowed accessing to Hoh Xil must comply with relevant regulations of environmental protection.

(Source: chinatours.us.com)

Xishuangbanna: The Wonderful "Air Corridor"

2009-02-24T22:48:00.000-08:00

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The wonderful "Air Corridor" located in forest of Mengla, a county on the frontier between China and Laos and belongs to the well-known Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province. Generally, height of the Parashorea trees here are arround 40-60 meters. Hundreds of Parashorea trees grow here thick and fast among the virgin forest, make up of mysterious natural landscape.

The "Air Corridor" is more than 500 meters long. It is the highest green corridor in the world, combines the trees with each other among the ancient forests beside the highway. It attacts large amount of tourists gathers here and enjoy the exotic scenery of tropical rain forest with broad vision on the great "Air Corridor".

(Source: Xinhuanet.com)

China Tour Information: Visit and Ponder on the Ruin

2009-02-22T19:29:00.000-08:00

China Tour Information, Feb.23 2009, old Beichuan county tourism trial will open before the anniversary of the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake. Sichuan tour, old Beichuan county tourism trial, visit and ponder on the ruin.

Ruins of old Beichuan county, will be opened to the public after lifting of the closure orders before the anniversary of "5.12" earthquake. At present, Beichuan Culture and Tourism Bureau is stepping up efforts to develop relevant programs about the trial tour. The program will include various facilitis, vehicle parking problem and more relevant questions such as tourism staff training. Although the exact date of lifting of closure orders is not clear yet, the ruin arena in old Beichuan county will be opened to the tourists for tour test before the anniversary of "5.12" Wenchuan earthquake, an official said certainly.

According to incomplete statistics, tourists entered the old Beichuan county goes up to about 200,000. Beichuan Culture and Tourism Bureau has received numerous times of call for tour consultation from travel agents. "It reflects that all the tourists from domestic regions and foreign countries wish to commemorate the past disaster at the real site '5.12' earthquake."

News from internet, on the problem about the charges of visiting, more options incline to setting up free contribution boxes for help the post-disaster reconstruction. lots of people suggest free tickets and set up contribution funds. The funds should be used for the construction of public facilities or tour installations while the details of the expenditure of the funds should be released for public inspection.

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ISPO China - Sports industry Feast staged on Beijing City

2009-02-19T19:04:00.000-08:00

Beijing China tour hotspot

At the beginning of Spring, ispochina09 -the Fifth Asian International Trade Show for Sports Equipment and Fashion, debuts grandly in Beijing China International Exhibition Center. During Feb. 19 to Feb. 21, more than 20,000 tourists including professionals, media operators and exhibitors will attend the expo while it attracts a large number of sports enthusiasts to participate.

ISPO originates from Germany, opens twice a year in Munich. It is the world's largest sporting equipment and sports fashion industry trade fair. In 2005, ISPO came to China and held 4 times till now. There are 329 exhibitors from 36 countries, 11,108 professional audience participated in the expo. And media coverage reported all over the world.

The participation of machinery and equipment expo of International Winter Sports pushs forward ISPOchina and leads it to further growth. And it means a new international window opens to Chinese winter sports market.

On the exhibition, fashion sports area will popularity elements integrate cleverly with sports clothing. Sports events promote area shows the first preview of major tournaments during the year. Wearable technology display areas exhibits morden clothing blends high-tech equipment. Sports Product Innovation Showcase brings innovative products together. Sports Game Zone brings you unforgetable entertainment experience. Outdoor retailers release their new products here while exciting ice hockey on performances.

Beijing attractions: Wangfujing Commercial street and Beijing snack

2009-01-13T18:59:00.000-08:00

Wangfujing street is one of the busiest commercial and tour center of Beijing City. Walk along the famous commercial street, you may notice countless historical and traditional Chinese elements. And obviously, the snacks street is the most popular place as all kinds of snacks from local and other place of China assemble here.

The snacks street covers more than 2000 square meters' area, operates all day long. In addition to snacks, traditional Chinese folk arts and crafts sold on old-fashioned booths and some skilled craftsmen demonstrate their unique skills here. Walk along the busy street, shops and stalls hang up their respective flags and signs while selling cheers as chorus.

Well-knowned Wangfujing snack street so as called "Golden street" shows a colorful Beijing city to domestic and overseas tourists. The street is rich of creativity in design. It mixed the classical architecture with the local street custom. At the entrance to the street, a ten-meter-high antique arches stands there as the portal. The whole street is divide into 4 regions with all the buildings in Ming and Qing architectural style and different patterns.

At night, when Wangfujing street turns on its ever increasing number of neon advertising signs, even more crowds flock to soak up the atmosphere. The neons can now be compared to those of any major city in the world and are very popular with the tourists, especially those coming from less developed parts of China. Most shops stay open till around 9pm and sometimes an impromptu night market.

Getting to Wangfujing is pretty easy. You can take the subway and get off at the Line 1 Wangfujing (118) station. Alternatively, you can of course take the taxi. Show the following to the driver:

王府井大街

China tour guide: Red Cliff - Ancient Chinese war from Google map to yangtze cruise

2009-01-06T18:24:00.000-08:00

You may plan for a spring China tour. So turn on your computer and locate Google Maps, set the language to be Chinese, you may pick up some suprise. And my recommendation below is for your reference as many foreigners have great interest in a Yangtze cruise. Let's talk about it begin with a popular film, Red Cliff, directed by John Woo.

Jan.4, A grand opening ceremony of the world for John Woo's second part of "Red Cliff" held in Beijing. Great history encounters great production. "Heroes reunites and epic returns." As media left such comments, even the internet giant Google comes recently and joins in this bustling.

If you're accustomed to using Chinese version of Google maps, you could find a link "新！赤壁之战地图，自现一千八百年前的三足鼎立时代”(New! Maps of the Battle of Red Cliff, reproduced three kingdom 1,800 years before ) The new product released in recent days is fulled of reativity which combined the Chinese ancient history, geography with morden technology. Further more, it makes knowledge of history, ancient geography spread by melting it into film and TV entertainment.

On the map, we can see that Red Cliff (Chibi) is located in the south of Hubei Province, north to Wuhan, and Yueyang city, known as "the southern gate of Hubei", in the south. It has 1723 suqare kilometers' area and 500,000 of population with world-renowned long history. AD 208, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Quan and Liu Bei made the alliance and resisted against Cao Cao. They planed the earthshaking battle in the local town and created the situation of three kingdoms which brought great compact to Chinese history.

Take a cruise, you will see the two Chinese characters "赤壁"(red cliff) engraved on the scarp of Yangtze River's south bank. Story says it was titled by Zhou Yu after he defeated Cao Cao. Now, war had already gone, only the rolling Yangtze River is east evanescent and tell us the glorious legend.

Attractions like ancient battlefields of Red Cliff War has been kept and protected as national-level historical unit while it was circled by other monuments with mountains stand by and islands spread all over the land-water lake scenic area. Filming base of "Water Margin City" located here and is in the building of national land-water lake tourist resort in current days. Water of hot spring here was adviced to drink and bath desirable as its medical fitness by experts. Further more, the largest clay dam of land water reservoir, underground grottos and summer resort surrounded with gardens filled with bamboo, tea and fruits. Picturesque natual scenery and rich historical culture made Chibi an tourist paradise.