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subscribe to our feed| 01/04/2009 10:31 PM |
| Tibet cuts fares, hotel rates to attract winter tourists |
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Tibet's tourism market -- badly affected by riots in March -- has cut travel and hotel costs in hopes of luring domestic and international sightseers.
Deputy chief of the tourism bureau, Wang Songping, said the bureau is promoting a winter tour package:'Most of the tourist attractions, airline companies, hotels and travel ... |
| 01/04/2009 05:46 PM |
| Northwest Wants Delay In New China Service |
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Advance bookings for U.S.-China services in March have dropped nearly 30% year-over-year, Northwest said Dec. 19 in a request seeking U.S. Transportation Dept. permission to delay the start of its new services between the countries.
The Delta subsidiary needs DOT approval to defer the Detroit-Shanghai and Seattle-Beijing ... |
| 01/02/2009 08:46 AM |
| Beijing, Shanghai brace for Spring Festival rush earlier than usual |
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An early Spring Festival rush hit two of China's largest metropolises on the first day of the new year yesterday, as many home-going migrant workers advanced their vacation plan.
The Beijing West Railway Station logged 130,000 departure passengers yesterday, 38,000 people more than its averaged daily handling, said the ... |
| 12/28/2008 02:39 PM |
| China's 1st road tunnel under Yangtze River opens to traffic |
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China's first road tunnel beneath the Yangtze River was open to traffic on Sunday in central China's Hubei Province.
The 3.63-km, bi-directional four-lane road tunnel started a three-month trial operation at about 10 a.m. in Wuhan City. The tunnel cuts travel time to seven minutes from half an hour between the city's major ... |
| 12/26/2008 09:24 AM |
| University project brings historic Shikumen online |
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A BROTHER and sister at East China Normal University have devised a geographic data system that will give people an interactive overview of shikumen and longtang, the traditional Shanghai-style housing and lanes.
Shikumen, literally a stone gate house, was the most popular housing style in the city in early 1900s. The data ... |
| 12/26/2008 09:16 AM |
| Electronic maps to give a new view of Shanghai |
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EAST China Normal University researchers are making multi-media electronic maps of the city, school officials said, and a virtual version of the city's famous shopping hub, Nanjing Road, is also being planned.
The new electronic maps will give locals access to photos of buildings, traffic signs and city roads across the ... |
| 12/24/2008 11:03 AM |
| Tibet cuts fares, hotel rates to lure winter sightseers, revive tourism |
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Tibet's tourism market, battered by riots here in March, has cut travel and hotel costs in hopes of luring domestic and international sightseers. The tourism bureau is promoting a winter tour package, deputy chief Wang Songping said on Tuesday. "Most of the tourist attractions, airline companies, hotels and travel services ... |
| 12/23/2008 07:10 PM |
| Golmud to spend more on tourism infrastructure in 2009 |
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Golmud, a major city in Qinghai province along the Qinghai-Tibet railway, will spend RMB 31.2 million on seven tourist projects next year in a bid to improve the tourism infrastructure in the region, sources reported. The seven projects, including scenic spots in the desert, lakes and mountains in the city, are expected to ... |
| 12/23/2008 07:05 PM |
| Guangzhou contributes 48.6 bln yuan to clean up Pearl River |
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A total of 48.6 billion yuan (about 7.1 billion U.S. dollars) will be spent by mid 2010 to clean up the Pearl River and its tributaries in China's southeastern Guangzhou City, the municipal government said Tuesday.
The announcement was made in a city program on sewage treatment and comprehensive improvement of streams. The ... |
| 12/21/2008 11:46 PM |
| Beichuan rebuild from Sichuan quake wins approval |
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The first phase of the 10-square-kilometer county seat will take shape in three years, with public welfare facilities, government headquarters and housing. The core area will have a population of 61,000. More than 80 percent of the residents are expected to be earthquake survivors, who will live in low-rent houses and affordable homes.
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