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29 June 2007The 4th Xinjiang International Tourism Festival kicks off

The 4th Xinjiang International Tourism Festival kicked off June 29th in Kuqa, the ancient capital of the Qiuci Kingdom in south Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and will continue to August 28th. More

28 June 2007Kaiping Diaolou inscribed on World Heritage list

The Diaolou (watchtower house) of Kaiping, China, was inscribed Thursday World Heritage status by the 31st World Heritage Committee meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand.More

26 June 2007China's first national park unveiled in Shangri-La

Shangri-La, famed as one of China's most naturally beautiful areas, now has the added honor of holding China's first national park, the 2,000-square-km Potatso National Park which was inaugurated on Thursday in Yunnan Province.More

18 June 2007Air Canada Expands Service to China in July

Air Canada will double its daily Beijing-Vancouver service and increase its Shanghai-Toronto non-stop flights in July, the carrier's Beijing Office said on SundayMore

14 June 2007Foreigner Tourists Practice Tai Chi in Beijing

On the morning of June 10, Over 30 foreign tourists from a European tour group could be seen practicing Tai Chi with local people in Beijing's Temple of Heaven.More

12 June 2007Yellow Mountain sees more tourists

Yellow Mountain in central China's Anhui Province sees more travelers as the sweltering summer approaching in China. The mountain currently reports over 5,000 tourist arrivals daily and the number even reaches more than 7,000 on weekends. More

30 May 2007Snow City of Patala Palace to open to tourists

The director of Tibet Autonomous Region's Relics Bureau has just revealed in a news release that the Patala Palace's Snow City will formally opened to tourists on the 31st May, after a 6 years'maintenance and protection project.More

30 May 2007China Eastern Airline to open Kunming to Nyingchi air route

An airplane from Kunming has successfully landed on Nyingchi Airport in Tibet on 29th, May.More

29 May 2007Hidden gem-Zhihua Temple in Beijing

Hidden away in Lumicang Hutong, near Jinbao Jie off of Chaoyangmen Nanxiaojie, Zhihuasi is the largest remaining Ming dynasty architectural complex in Beijing. The temple is particularly renowned for its regular performances of traditional Buddhist music. More