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Suzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River Delta and borders Taihu Lake to the west and Shanghai to the east. It is an oriental water city as well as a famous historical a...

The ancient city Pingyao is in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province. The city wall was first built during the Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-256 B.C.) and was expanded in 1370, the third ...

Sergei Alexandrov, a 46-year-old tourist from Russia, was warmly welcomed Saturday morning as the six-millionth overseas visitor to Shanghai this year. The Shanghai Tourism Admi...

Travelers to south China's Hainan province can now do their bit to help children living in poverty through the new "One More Kilogram" project organized by local travel...

Beijing has decided to spend 6 million yuan or about 750,000 US dollars on renovating the toilets in its subway stations in 2007, Beijing Morning Post reports. Sixty-four public...

People in Tianjin will be able to ring the new 114 inquiry hotline to locate a specific address of a residential area or a hutong from the start of this year. China Netcom and ...

Tourism grew rapidly this year in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region following the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet railway and the region's third airport. Tibet has ...

China has become one of the most desirable destinations for American tourists in 2007, as well as the hottest destination for international travelers from all over the world. T...

In 2007, wheelchair-bound people will be able to visit seven temples and ancient museums in Beijing. Xinhuanet reports Beijing has invested over one million yuan, or around 125,...

The 8th Ice and Snow World opened to visitors in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province December 23, 2006. More than 2000 ice sculptures were on display during the ann...

China's railways will transport an unprecedented 156 million passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel peak in 2007, up 4.3 percent year-on-year, said sources with ...

Longhua Temple will hold its 19th New Year bell ringing celebration on New Year's Eve, with hundreds of foreign travelers expected to take part. More than 500 Japanese tour...

The Mansion, Temple and Cemetery of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong Province, are cultural sites and attract tourist from both China and abroad. In 1994, they were listed as world cult...

Chengde Imperial Palace, also known as the Rehe Palace, is in Chengde Mountain Resort. The palace, which is in the northern part of Chengde City, Hebei Province, was where Qing ...

The Tour of Beijing promotional event, jointly organized by the Beijing Tourism Administration (BJTA) and the China National Tourist Office in Frankfurt, was successfully held at t...

China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held a cultural forum here Tuesday, pledging to increase cultural exchanges to promote friendship and cooperation. Officials with t...

There are two parts to the Huanglong Scenic Area in Songpan County, Sichuan Province-Huanglong and Maonigou. The special character of the area, which extends over 700 square k...

Built for the first emperor in Chinese history, the mausoleum was listed as a world cultural heritage site in 1987. According to Records of History, Qing Shihuang started building ...

It was built in 1420, the 18th year of the reign of Ming Emperor Yongle and was where emperors went to worship heaven for good harvests. There are two parts to the temple-the in...

Total retails of hotels and restaurants in China reached 936.4 billion yuan (US$120 billion) in the first 11 months of this year, a net increase of 130.5 billion yuan or 16.2 perce...

A luxury tourist train is expected to make debut next year on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway that opened this July, a high-ranking official of the Qinghai Province has said. The trai...

The Beijing tourism administration will open an online accommodation booking center before March next year for visitors to the 2008 Olympic Games. The Beijing Municipal Tourism...

Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) has expressed its wishes that they will closely work together with the Olympic family and build on experiences of the previous host cities to ensure...

China has preserved 46.7 million hectares of trees and forests, ranking it first in the world, Zhou Shengxian, director of the State Forestry Administration, said recently in Beiji...

The Macau Government Tourist Office ("MGTO") hosted a glittering "Thank You" dinner themed "An evening in Macau" for some 120 travel trade related, media an...

China will invest one billion yuan to expand the airport in Lijiang. After the expansion, the airport will be able to handle 4.05 million passengers every year to become the second...

The winter fun started when the 21st Beijing Yanqing Ice and Snow Tourist Festival was launched at the Shijinglong Ski Entertainment Resort on the outskirts of Beijing on Sunday. ...

China Southern Airlines will offer attractive discounts on airfares from Guiyang, capital of the Guizhou province, to Lijiang, the famous tourist destination in the neighboring Yun...

The China National Dance Festival and Dance Art Exposition will be held from April 28 to May 18 in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. Bai Shuxiang, Chair...

China will apply to have one of its ethnic music forms, the Naxi ancient music, listed as one of the masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity, said the sources ...