China Travel & Tourism News

Some 232,000 people entered the Expo site by 7pm yesterday, bringing the total number of Expo visitors to more than 49 million so far. Among yesterday's visitors, 80,000 ...

Most people know Benxi for it's nickname, the "city of coal and iron." Famous for its charred coal, low phosphate iron and special steel, Benxi is an old industrial bas...

Huashan Mountain, known as one of China's five sacred mountains, has been closed to tourists, after a rain-triggered landslide blocked the main road leading to the mountain'...

The National Swimming Center, or Water Cube, will unveil a brand-new water park on August 8. After 10 months' reconstruction at a price of 350 billion yuan, Asia's largest ...

The China National Tourism Administration and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to jointly enhance cooperation a...

Location Situated in Leqing, Wenzhou in the southeast of Zhejiang Province, Yandang Mountain is one of the 10 famous mountains in China. It costs four and half hours from there ...

BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhuanet) -- In Beijing, Wudaoying Hutong is a street that has quietly entered the tourism scene, and is beginning to emerge as a player in the market. With Chin...

BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhuanet) -- The verdant and effortlessly splayed karst mountains of Guilin unfurled before me as I pulled open the hotel room draperies in a performance that wa...

Drivers will not be able to park private cars next to the Badaling section of the Great Wall in future, after a new parking scheme hits the road. Hu Yaogang, Yanqing county'...

Qinhuangdao in Hebei Province, Huludao in Liaoning Province, and Daqing and Jiamusi in Heilongjiang Province have signed a Regional Tourism Cooperation Framework Agreement to promo...

The 28th Luoyang Peony Festival opened in Luoyang City in central China's Henan Province on Thursday. With dancing and singing performances as highlights, the opening ceremo...

The Bund of Shanghai reopened Sunday after nearly three years of renovation designed to improve the landscape and facilities for visitors to the World Expo. A six-lane tunnel wa...

Effulgent illumination lighten up the contour of the pavilions inside the Wangshi Garden, one of the miniature landscape Suzhou Gardens, in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Provinc...

When it comes to tourism, Hainan is flying high with colors...in more ways than one. Hoping to join the ranks of Hawaii, Australia and the Caribbean, Hainan is promoting all kinds ...

Over 1.2 million domestic and international Internet users applied for the 300,000 free sightseeing e-coupons offered by the Beijing Tourism Bureau during the Chinese New Year. ...

A little girl stands among rape flowers at a tourism spot in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 13, 2010. Jiangxi Province is ushering in tourism boom as the...

Young girls in traditional Chinese clothes enjoy a moment as they tour in a forest park in Fogang county, south China's Guangdong Province, March 7, 2010. The women who wear th...

Hainan's tropical climate, natural bays and golf courses are key factors that attract many golf and surfing enthusiasts to Hainan. "These excellent conditions of Hainan sho...

Baise - the city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is noted as a place of history - from both a very long time ago and modern China. Discovery of a Paleolithic Age hand ax...

Hainan is offering couples the chance to marry on board a luxury yacht as part of its plan to promote the tropical island as a yachting center. As part of the Haikou Yacht Econo...

Photo taken on Feb. 18, 2010 shows the beautiful scenery at the Shuangfeng Forestry Center, Mudanjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The forest farm is famous ...

Beijing Tourism Bureau will give out 300,000 e-tickets to tourists who will spend the upcoming Spring Festival in Beijing. Starting from February 3, visitors from both home and a...

During the Spring Festival 2010, the Year of the Tiger, there will be 63 cultural temple fairs, the largest number among all the years since the first temple fair was launched. The...

Winners of the Ten Most Charming Lakes Around China competition have been announced by CNTV, China's state Internet-based television station. The top ten include West Lake i...

The General Office of the State Council issued notification for 2010 Spring Festival holiday arrangement. For your reference: Feb. 13 (Saturday) to Feb. 19 (Friday), a total ...

China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin Thursday called on Shanghai World Expo organizers to be determined to stage a successful, brilliant and memorable event. Jia, chair...

Central China's Henan province has made it possible to bring one of its unique and legendary scenic attractions, the enchanting Jigongshan, or Mt. Rooster, to a wider platform ...

South Putuo Temple is situated at the foot of Wulao Peak at the southern end of Xiamen City, Fujian Province. First built in the Tang Dynasty (618 A.D.-907A.D.), it was restored ma...

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2010 shows the extraordinary spectacular scenery of the Huanghuacheng section of the Great Wall being reflected in the remnant snow against the azure sky an...

Total revenue in China's tourism industry is expected to grow 13 percent to hit 1.4 trillion yuan ($205 billion) in 2010, as the country rolls out favorable policies to back th...