The most ancient, and the largest dinosaur fossils in China are moved from southern Yunnan Province to China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing. The fragile artifacts are transported in 15 special anti-shock freights by plane and special transportation vehicles. The skeletons of three prehistoric beasts will meet the public at the opening ceremony of [...]
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China Railways Transported 6.54 Million Passengers in One Day – New Record
A new Record was born in China on May 1st. The Chinese railway system carried over 6.54 million passengers on a single day. The total number of passengers broke the record thanks to the new generation of high speed trains with more seats. After two years of total chaos during the Chinese New Year festivals, [...]
Ten Percent of Tibetan Tourists Are Foreigners
According to a number released by the Tourism Bureau of Tibet Autonomous Region, one out of every ten visitors to Tibet is from a country outside of China. Foreign tourists may get into the southwest China’s region as of April 5 2009 after it lifted a month-long suspension. Tibet Tourism is reopened to foreign tourists [...]
Subway to Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xi An
Xi’an is building a subway which would connect the downtown of Xi’an and the the Linton District which is the location of the terracotta warriors and horses museum. The total distance of the subway track would be 30km. The subway and the Terracotta Warriors Museum station is expected to be completed by 2013. This is [...]
Restoring Bruce Lee’s Former Residence in Hong Kong
An open design competition is taken place in Hong Kong this week to set the blueprint for restoring the late Kungfu star Bruce Lee’s former residence in the city. This competition is organized by the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau in Hong Kong. The best design from the competition will be used as the blueprint [...]
Tiananmen Square is no-longer the Largest Square in China
Beijing’s Tiananmen Square is no-longer world largest square. Size wise, it has fallen short compare to other man-made squares across China.
Some Chinese cities and counties have built large gathering squares to beat the Tiananmen square by footage. Even some small townships in China have created squares 20,000 square meters bigger than the Tiananmen square.
A number [...]
World’s Fastest Train in China by 2012
China is currently building the world fastest railroad connecting Beijing and Shanghai which is 1,318 kilometers in distance. The completed railroad will support trains that travel at 350 km/hr, a world record speed. Once the railroad construction is completed, Trains will take less than five hours to make the run from the capital city Beijing [...]
Top Romantic Destinations in China
This post will introduce the top 2 romantic destinations in China: Hangzhou and Lijiang.
Hangzhou is the capital city of Zhejiang Province. The city is known for the most romantic tourist destinations in entire China. As the matter of fact, it has been the China’s number one destinations for honeymoons in the past decades. The [...]
World Expo 2010 Tickets on sale in Shanghai – Discount Available
Tickets for the World Expo 2010 will go on sale for starting March 27. It will focus on group purchases only until June 30. Group bookings can be made for organizations, institutions and enterprises. Tickets for the general public will be on sale starting July 1. The complementary ticket price will be US$ 22.40 dollars [...]
Hong Kong and Shanghai Ranked Top 5 Highest Cities In the World
Over the past twenty years, major cities around the globe are “growing taller” at a steady rate. These major cities often play important roles in the global economic growth. Today, the world wide financial structures are collapsing but these skyscrapers stand still in the cities and quietly observing the financial chaos. This week, Forbes magazine [...]
China Tourism Revenue Hits $170 Billion in 2008
With the growth of the Chinese economy, China’s tourism revenue have surged a 5.8% increase from the previous year. In the year 2008, the Chinese tourism industry generated total revenue of 1.16 trillion Yuan (equivalent to $169.5 billion US). Most of the revenue was from the domestic tourism when the inbound tourism declined due to [...]