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A newly married couple pose for photo in front of rime in Jiangbin Park, Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2011. The scenery of rime along the Songhua Rive...

Beijing has received a record of 200 million tourists for the year as of Wednesday, according to a local tourism official. The number of all tourists, both domestic and overseas...

The number of China's star-rated hotels has reached 13,908, including 607 five-star hotels, bolstering the country's tourism infrastructure, according to a report submitted...

Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2011 shows fish caught by fishmen during the ice fishing festival held in Zhenlai County, northeast China's Jilin Province. It is estimated that some 15...

A woman paints decorative parts of palace lanterns in a factory in Pan'an, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 27, 2011. Local palace lantern business saw a peak season as...

The Palace Museum unveiled a monitoring center Monday that will coordinate the management of cultural heritage and provide a systematic database for the protection of the museum. ...

The village of Xuexiang or "home of snow" is gaining popularity with tourists. Photo: Agencies Harbin has always been the center of attention as far as winter tourism is...

Air passengers will have made 290 million trips in China this year, up 8.2 percent from last year, an aviation official said Monday. Li Jun, deputy chief of Civil Aviation Admin...

Tourists visit the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on the first trial opening day of Dec. 24, 2011. The 13th Harbin Ice and Sn...

Hong Kong's Immigration Department estimated on Thursday that 7.78 million passengers will pass through land, sea and air control points during the Christmas- New Year period, ...

The International Snow Sculpture Art Expo opened in the Sun Island Scenic Area of Harbin, capital city of China's northeast Heilongjiang Province, on Tuesday as the city counts...

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 Sany...

Hong Kong's tourism celebrated a new milestone on Wednesday as the city welcomed its first 40-millionth visitor for a single year. According to the Tourism Board, the 40-mil...

Dalian Airlines Co., Ltd. received its public air carrier's license from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Dec. 8, marking the completion of all the carrier'...

Qatar Airways, the national flag carrier of Qatar, has rounded off its route expansion in China after launching new flights to Chongqing and increasing flight frequency to Beijing ...

Seven Chinese cities agreed on Saturday they would form a joint campaign to inscribe the ancient maritime Silk Road into the UNESCO World Heritage list. The seven port cities, n...

China's railway system has been given the call to prepare for the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush season to ensure safety, as the Ministry of Railways (MOR) Saturday comme...

South China travel site Sanya, the only Asian stopover for Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012, has prepared well for the sailing event, slated on February 4-19. The activities including...

Photo taken on Dec. 5, 2011 shows a large Christmas crystal ornament in Hong Kong, south China. A 6-meter-high Swarovski crystal star, the biggest Christmas crystal ornament in the...

Situated in the northwest part of China’s Hunan Province and considered one of the inspirations for Hollywood blockbuster Avatar, Zhangjiajie’s natural beauty can be a great at...

A girl takes photo of snow scenery at Huashan Mountain Scenic Area in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 30, 2011. A snow hit Mt. Huashan on Tuesday...

Shunjing opened its doors a mere two years ago, boldly staking out its territory among its hot spring competitors. Located just outside the 4th ring road, this hot spring is within...

Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong rose 16.4 percent year-on-year to 3,794,076 in October, and 16.2 percent to 34,217,497 in the first 10 months of 2011, the Tourism Board said on Tuesd...

A traditional-style theater was put into use Thursday in the central China city of Wuhan as part of a theme park project to commemorate late Peking Opera master Tan Xinpei. The ...

Local authorities in east China's Zhejiang province are calling on the worldwide graphic design community to submit logo designs for the West Lake, a newly-listed World Heritag...

People visit Daming Lake Park in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 15, 2011. Local citizens and visitors went outside to see the beautiful autumn scenery of Jinan. Ph...

Photo taken on Nov. 15, 2011 shows a view of the Jinding Temple, or the Golden Dome Temple, on the Jizu Mountain in Binzhou County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Jizu ...

The photo taken on Nov. 16, 2011 shows rimed trees in Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Photo: Xinhua...

Photo shows the beautiful scenery of Kalong Valley in Kalong town,Heishui County of Sichuan Province. Photo: China.org.cn...

The former British Consulate, which is now the No.1 Rockbund. Photo: Li Yuting/GT Possibly the most prestigious address in the city, the Bund has certainly witnessed the ebb ...