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China's long history has left many cultural relics and the title of "China Top Tourist City" has gone to the first group of 54 cities. The Great Wall, a symbol of the C...

China, an ancient country with millennia long civilization, is abundant in cultural and natural heritage. It entered into the World Heritage Convention in November 1985 and has bee...

national famous historical and cultural cities and the first group of top tourist cities PROVINCES FAMOUS HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CITIES TOP TOURIST CITIES Beijing ...

national famous historical and cultural cities and the first group of top tourist cities PROVINCES FAMOUS HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CITIES TOP TOURIST CITIES Beijing ...

NAME YEAR OF ENDORSEMENT The Great Wall (cultural) 1987 Imperial palace (cultural) 1987 Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang (cultural) 1987 Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum...

The ancient city Pingyao is in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province. The city wall was first built during the Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-256 B.C.) and was expanded in 1370, the third ...

Visitors to Pingyao in the Shanxi province have gladly welcomed the newly-renovated toilets in the ancient city. The new toilets are frequently cleaned to ensure they stay...

A 17-meter long section of Pingyao Ancient Town's historic wall, a world cultural heritage site in Shanxi Province, collapsed on October 17. The investigation is now complete and r...

Some of Beijing's most famous tourist attractions may raise their admission costs. All 21 delegates at a hearing Tuesday agreed to proposals that the city's five world heritage si...

Some of Beijing's most famous tourist attractions may raise their admission costs. All 21 delegates at a hearing Tuesday agreed to proposals that the city's five world heritage si...

A cultural heritage official has said the ancient city wall of Pingyao City in north China's Shanxi Province will be repaired before a freeze sets in. Part of the 630-year-old cit...

A cultural heritage official has said the ancient city wall of Pingyao City in north China's Shanxi Province will be repaired before a freeze sets in. Part of the 630-year-old cit...

A section of circumvallation in the ancient city of Pingyao, in north China's Shanxi Province, was abruptly collapsed on October 17. Witnesses say the collapsed rampart was about ...

North China's Shanxi province, one of the country's major popular tourist destinations, registered a record high of 8.2 billion yuan (987 million US dollars) in tourism income duri...

UNESCO is urging governments of the world to better balance tourism with protection, fearful that some of most beautiful and important cultural and natural sites are being harmed b...

IT was in 1914 that the thriving hubbub of West Street in Pingyao rapidly disappeared, as shops along it, most notably the distinguished Rishengchang, were, one by one, locked and ...

Of China's 29 listed world heritage sites, two ancient cities are well known for their preservation of unique historical remains and cultural relics. One is the old city of Lijiang...

An international forum entitled Architectural Art -- Protection of Human Relics and Attention to Historical and Cultural Cities, Towns and Villages was held in Beijing early in Jun...

The International Photography Exhibition 2004 will be held on September 16th in Pingyao, a historical city in west China's Shanxi province. The 7-day exhibition will be themed Civ...

North China's Shanxi province, one of the country's major popular tourist destinations, registered a record high of nearly 1.56 billion yuan (approximately 190 millionUS dollars) i...

North China's Shanxi Province, one of the country's major popular tourist destinations, registered a record high of nearly 1.56 billion yuan (approximately US$190 million) in touri...

The oldest Confucius temple, in Pingyao County in north China's Shanxi Province, was opened to the public Monday after a one-year renovation project. A state-level key cultural rel...

The oldest Confucius temple, in Pingyao County in north China's Shanxi Province, was opened to the public Monday after a one-year renovation project. A state-level key cultural re...

Yuanyang Terraced Fields Many regard The Great Wall as a symbol of China. The terraced-field scenery pictured left is another. The terraced fields of Yuanyang in southwest China's...

A Chinese farmer who is also an avid newspaper collector is helping his fellow farmers learn about the world with an exhibition of over 1 million newspapers he has collected since ...

The 2003 Pingyao International Photography Festival will be held from September 16 to 22 in Pingyao, an ancient city in North China's Shanxi Province, known for its history that st...

Pingyao, a well-known ancient city in north China's Shanxi province, has received loans of 1 billion yuan (121.2 million US dollars) from the China Agricultural Bank for protection...

North China's Shanxi Province, little known to many southern folks,teems with cultural and art wonders Gigantic grottoes being destroyed by both man and nature, a 1,000-year-old wo...

Preparations are well under way for the second international photography festival scheduled for mid September in Pingyao, a town with a history of over 2,700 years in north China's...

Hundreds of students in the ancient city of Pingyao in north China began the school year recently in new school buildings outside the city walls. Moving three primary schools and ...