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An estimated 5 million passengers are expected to travel by train from April 1 to 4 for next month's Tomb-sweeping Festival, a rise of 7.4 percent from last year, local railway...

During the Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou evoked images of prosperity and romance. Hence, it was a place loved by scholars and the rich. Photo: Voyage As Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai f...

The Tourism Commission of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of Hong Kong announced Thursday that the tenancy for operating and managing the new cruise terminal at Kai Ta...

Hangzhou city, a picturesque tourist destination in east China, showcased its beautiful landscape and cultural charm at an ongoing expo here Wednesday in a bid to attract more Euro...

Art Deco permeates Shanghai perhaps more than any other city in the world. This artistic style, created in 1920s Paris and popular for the next two decades throughout the world, wa...

One of the two gate towers in the Crow Post House village. Photo: travel.com.cn The Crow Post House village gives onlookers the false impression that it is deserted, and thoug...

Photo taken on Feb. 29, 2012 shows the field of cole flowers in Luoping County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. More than 53,000 hectares of cole flowers in Luoping entered ...

China's flag carrier Air China will launch a direct route between southwest China's Chengdu and India's Bombay on May 2, the southwestern branch of the airline said Thu...

A regular direct route between the southwestern Chinese municipality of Chongqing and the Thai capital of Bangkok will be launched on March 23, local Chinese airport authorities sa...

Jinshanling, located in the mountainous area in Luanping County, 125 km northeast of Beijing, is a section of the Great Wall. It is connected with the Simatai section to the east, ...

For more than 300 years, the legend of an ancient city destroyed by flood and buried under Jiangsu Province's Xuyi County has lived on. Huai'an city's farmers often ...

Tourists amuse themselves in the field of cole flowers in Luoping County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 22, 2012. More than 53,000 hectares of cole flowers here attra...

One of the well preserved family homes at the Three Workshops and Seven Lanes site. Photo: Agencies For tourists to Fuzhou, capital city of southeast China's Fujian pro...

Plum blossoms. Photo: CFP Regarded as representing the spirit of integrity in Chinese culture, plum blossoms - which only appear in late winter every year - are seen as th...

Macao saw the total spending of visitors (excluding gaming expenses) reached 45.3 billion patacas (5.7 billion US dollars) in 2011, up 20 percent year-on-year, according to figures...

Finnair, Finland's flagship carrier and the country's largest airline, will launch a direct route between Helsinki and southwest China's Chongqing Municipality in May, ...

All civil servants under the age of 40 will be able to speak English by the year 2015, Xi'an Evening News reported Tuesday. Civil servants with a university degree and less ...

Clockwise from top: Thousands of people dance together in a ritual of welcome. The Sword Dance shows the unyielding nature of the Jingpo men. A band on parade plays the mu...

Photo taken on Feb. 11, 2012 shows the night view of the Ronghu Lake in Guilin, a tourist resort in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A splendid night view is...

Singapore Airlines will open a direct air route between Singapore and the central Chinese city of Wuhan on April 24, authorities in Hubei Province said. Three round-trip flights...

A plane of Swiss Internantional Airlines is seen at Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, on Feb. 12, 2012. Swiss International Airlines on Sunday opened the ...

Besides romantic dining and shopping, the following places are considered sacred areas for couples in love in China. On the upcoming romantic day, pick a destination and enjoy the ...

Shanghai tourism and transport authorities vowed Wednesday to improve daily operations, after their public services last year ranked the lowest on an annual government list that gr...

Tangwanghe National Park is home to a Korean pine tree forest. Photo: trends.com.cn Tangwanghe River is the mother river of Yichun city in Heilongjiang. Follow this river agains...

Shenyuan Garden has the elements of a delicate southern family garden, evidenced by the fish ponds, rockery and pavilions. Photo: sina.com.cn Unlike the Chinese gardens in Suzho...

Young boys of Miao ethnic group cheer during a traditional folk activity to pray for harvest and happiness in the new year in Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province,...

A tourist takes photos of camellia blossoms during a camellia festival held in Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 2, 2012. ...

February 2, 2012 marks the 16th World Wetlands Day (WWD). With the theme of Wetlands and Tourism, it is linked to the theme for the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties, C...

The Lantern Festival of 2012 falls on February 6. The Lantern Festival or Yuan Xiao Festival (pinyin: Yuánxi?ojié) or Shang Yuan Festival (pinyin: Shàngyuánjié) in China i...

The hottest spring in the Rehai scenic area is known as the "Boiling Pot" for its extraordinary high temperatures. Photo: CRI Tengchong County in southwest China's Y...