China Travel & Tourism News

Tourists enjoy scenery during a hot-air balloon flying at a hot-air balloon festival in Guyang County, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 7, 2011. Fifty-nine ...

Performers, dressed up as people in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), present a body sculpture show during the Second Qianmen Historic and Cultural Festival on Qianmen Street in Beijin...

Zhouzhuang, a water township in Jiangsu Province, China, has a recorded history of more then 900 years. With its well-preserved ancient layout and profound cultural background, Zho...

China Eastern Airlines will launch a flight between Shanghai and Hamburg, Germany starting August 29. The flights will take place every Monday, with a stopover in Frankfurt, and...

Macao's Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is recruiting for the first time so-called "Music Festival Ambassadors" for its annual Macao International Music Festival, which is...

As one of the most popular weekend escapes for the residents of the coastal city of Yantai, Kongtong island is known for its out-of-the-way location, pollution-free air and a wide ...

China's southernmost costal resort of Sanya in Hainan Province has seen over 5.12 million tourist arrivals in the first half year, according to statistics released by the the c...

The Shanghai Expo's China Pavilion will extend its service time starting July 30, according to a report from Chinanews.com on Thursday. The pavilion has received an average ...

File photo taken on April 25, 2010 shows the traditional houses in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The old town of Lijiang was formally licenced as the national 5A ...

Tourists enjoy themselves at the man-made beach at the Bund in Shanghai, east China, July 27, 2011. As temperature rises, the man-made beach and swimming pool attracted many touris...

According to sacred Maori beliefs, a new exhibition at the Shanghai Museum about the lives and culture of New Zealand's indigenous people will be overseen by an all-protecting ...

For the beach volleyball matches at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, a 20,000-square-meter beach was created on the east side of Chaoyang Park. After the end of the Games, the ca...

The Huangguoshu Scenic Spot located in southwestern Anshun in Guizhou Province consists of a group of waterfalls with different features. The Huangguoshu Waterfalls, after which...

Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is scheduled to open its first subway in late August or early September, local authorities said Monday. Xi'...

"Seen one ancient street, seen them all" might cross the mind of any seasoned China traveller. In a way, it's true. However, what makes Chengdu's Jinli Ancient S...

The music fountain, located right at the foot of the world-renowned Big Wild Goose Pagoda, ranks as the largest of its kind in Asia with an area of 252 mu (16.8 ha). Controlled by ...

Keshiketeng World Geological Park was recognized as such in 2005 by UNESCO for its diversified landscape formations. Located in Chifeng city, in the eastern Inner Mongolia autonomo...

Archaeologists in north China's Shanxi Province have discovered an ancient canteen that is believed to have been used during the Battle of Changping (262 BC). The Battle of ...

The second phase of a restoration project for an ancient village in central China's Hunan Province is expected to be completed in 2012. The first phase of the project was fi...

China will open an exhibition at the end of the year that features ancient towns and villages in light of the urgent need to protect the ancient architecture and promote traditiona...

The 21st Qingdao International Beer Festival will kick off on August 13 in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, according to a report from people.com on Thursday. Debut ...

Already well known for its winter tourism, Harbin city in northeast Heilongjiang Province is trying to tap its reserve of wetlands to develop a summer tourism industry, local autho...

The Shanghai Expo's China Pavilion expects crowds to teem through its doors when it reopens on July 12 in the sweltering summer heat. The pavilion will be open to public for...

A city in northeast Heilongjiang Province and Russia's Province of Amur are planning to build a large cross-border tourism center, said an authority with Amur on Friday in Harb...

The Sino-Russian border island, Heixiazi, is expected to receive tourists in late July, a local official has said. Bo Xiru, chief of the tourism bureau of northeast Heilongjiang...

Yin Ruins is the remains of the last capital of China's Shang Dynasty (1766 BC - 1050 BC). It is known as the earliest remains of an ancient Chinese capital in written reco...

Drawn by the romance of the far west, Liu Qi ventures into the vast desert in Ningxia where she makes friends with a camel before heading south on other adventures near the Silk Ro...

Just a mere 80km, about a two-hour journey, outside the hustle and bustle of Beijing lays a mountainous escape into the past. Lush forests and patches of farmland fill the landscap...

Fifteen local tour guides have had their tourist guide passes suspended in the past three years, Acting Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong Gregory So said...

One month after the opening of the International Horticultural Expo in China's historical city of Xi'an, representatives of the local tourism sector joined the Xi'an To...