China Travel & Tourism News

China launched a new space tracking ship on Saturday, expected to serve the Shenzhou VII spacewalk mission scheduled for autumn, said a spokesman of the maritime space surveying an...

A group of Taiwanese enterprises led by Core Pacific Group yesterday hosted an investment forum in Beijing to attract mainland businesspeople. It was the first investment forum ...

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

Jinshitan Beach National Tourist & Holiday Resort, Dalian Shilaoren Beach National Tourist & Holiday Resort, Qingdao Lake Taihu National Tourist & Holiday Resort, Wuxi Lake Taih...

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

Yibin in Sichuan province is a city of many unique features. For ordinary Chinese, it is synonymous with Wuliangye, a famous liquor that has been produced for more than 600 years. ...

Xi'an is known as "the Cradle of Chinese Nationality". It is not only the birthplace of Chinese Nationality, but also the important human birthplace and one of the preh...

Nanning boasts a long history and a full heritage of folk dances and dramas, the most popular are the lion dance, spring bull dance. Yong Opera and Cantonese Opera. 1. Lion Dance ...

MUSCAT, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The chartered plane carrying the Beijing Olympic flame left Omani capital Muscat at local time 9:00 p.m. (1700 GMT) Tuesday for Pakistan's Islamaba...

NEW YORK, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China will not only put up a good Olympics but is a worthy host in the best tradition of the Games, the Wall Street Journal quoted a U.S. academic as...

Tea enthusiasts hold a tea party in Wushan Square of Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, April 14, 2008. More than 60 participants brought their own teas to invite others...

With globalization, how to lead companies into positions of strategic advantage has become a top priority for corporate executives. The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith...

Airlines in China carried 21.6 million passengers during the Spring Festival travel season, up 8 percent from last year, said the General Administration of Civil Aviation on Tuesda...

The 2008 Beijing Olympics flame will be lit in Greece at the end of this month. Many Chinese travel agencies have promoted new routes covering the 22 overseas cities that the sacre...

The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution had more than 12,000 visitors on its first free-of-charge day on Saturday, 10 times more than it normally receives daily....

Beijing airport's new terminal, a major expansion project in preparation for the passenger surge during the Olympics, received its first commercial flight after opening on Frid...

A China Tourism Association official suggested on Saturday that Chinese tourists avoid shopping in the Paris-based Galeries Lafayette. The unnamed official said the association...

THE Shanghai World Expo Coordination Bureau has appointed Hubs1 official hotel reservations service provider and sponsor. Hubs1 is a bilingual online global reservation platform wi...

EFFECTIVE May 1, Dragonair will launch a daily service to India's IT hub, Bengaluru. It is also increasing its flights to Chengdu and Nanjing to 14 per week and to Changsha, Ch...

THE start of the Year of the Rat showed higher arrival figures for Hong Kong and Macau, with the former welcoming 1.07 million visitors and Macau receiving close to 720,000 between...

Prices for package tours to China's hottest tourist destinations have dropped by 30 to 50 percent following the Spring Festival, giving tourists with flexible vacation time a g...

A new subway line, which runs through the complex of stadiums, gymnasiums and parks for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, is to begin trial operation on June 1, a local rail traffic ...

The ending on Friday of charter flights between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, which lasted two weeks over the Lunar New Year, has brought calls for regular direct flights across...

Chinese railways had carried 24.47 million passengers during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, the Ministry of Railways said on Wednesday. The figure was a bit smaller than...

The government has approved a $36-million protection scheme for the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage Site in Gansu Province. The plan, approved by the National Developm...

Beijing received much fewer tourists during this year's weeklong Lunar New Year holiday as blizzard and icy rain hit the country's south and the government's adjustment...

Thomas Cook Group Plc, Europe's second-biggest tour operator, reported a 27-percent gain in annual profit and said summer vacation bookings have been unhurt by slower consumer ...

Air and road traffic conditions improved yesterday and railway tickets again became available, prompting a rush of travelers trying to leave Shanghai while they can, Shanghai Daily...

Nationals from six Middle Eastern countries will have their visa-free visits to Hong Kong extended from 14 days to 30 from Feb. 4, Hong Kong's immigration officials confirmed o...

Hong Kong Tourism Board said in Hong Kong on Monday that it expects Hong Kong's visitor arrivals to surge 8 percent to 30.43 million in 2008. The board also predicted spendi...