7 new wonders of the
world chosen
July 7, 2007 - LISBON, Portugal - The
Great Wall of China, Rome's Colosseum, India's
Taj Mahal and three architectural marvels from
Latin America were among the new seven wonders of the world
chosen in a global poll released on Saturday (Click
for full report on Yahoo! News)
New World
Heritage Waiting List Made Public
Xinhua, Dec. 16, 2006 - Silk Road, Beijing-Hangzhou
Grand Canal and the relic sites of ancient breweries have been
included into a new list waiting to be applied for the World
Heritage. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
announced the list in Beijing yesterday, which includes 35 relic
sites, ancient buildings, industrial relics and cultural routes.
Tong Mingkang, vice director of the SACH, said China submitted its
first World Heritage waiting list to UNESCO in 1996. According to
UNESCO's relevant regulations, the list should be amended every 10
years. (Click
for full report)
Xinjiang, A Very Hot Tourist Resort
Chinanews.cn August 16, 2006
- Tourism in Xinjiang has never been hotter than this
summer. Nearly all hotels in Urumqi are full, and those in famous
tourist resorts like Kanas Lake and Kashi have been filled to capacity
since a month ago. In August, there are nearly 10 thousand visitors to
Tianchi Lake everyday. Kanas Lake has received more than 150 thousand
visitors in these 3 months. It is estimated that there will be more than
10 million tourists to Xinjiang in 2006. Tourism here has kept growing
at the rate of 10 percent for 6 years.
Xinjiang is a place with unique landscapes and attractive folk customs.
The historical remains of the Silk Road and untouched natural beauty
there make it the first choice of travelers.
The long and cold winter used to
hinder Xinjiang's tourism development, but now it turns out to be a
great helper. Skiing and ice engraving do have an irresistible charm
even in a temperature of 30 degrees Centigrade below zero. However, in
summer the choice is much wider, as tourists can enjoy the Silk Road
Exploration, mountain climbing and hitchhiking in deserts.
Sichuan: "Tour of the Three
Kingdoms"
CRI, June 6, 2006
- Southwest China's Sichuan province is promoting a new travel
package targetting travellers interested in Chinese history and
culture. "The Tour of the Three Kingdoms" is a loop tour designed
for independent or group travelers to bike or drive. The Three
Kingdoms refers to the period around 200 A.D. Sichuan is home to
tourist attractions related to the Shu kingdom founded by Emperor
Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms. The itinerary covers tourist
sites including the mausoleum of Pang Tong (one of Liu Bei's
advisors), the ancient fortress at Jianmenguan, the temple of
Zhang Fei (one of Liu Bei's generals) and the ancient town of
Zhaohua. Sichuan is famous to tourists around the world for its
giant pandas, ecological sites, particularly Jiuzhaigou, and Mt.
Emei. The addition of this new tour reflects the province's push
to add a cultural element to its tourism industry. The Three
Kingdoms is a famous historical period in in China as well as
other east Asian countries such as Japan.
Top 50 Chinese Destinations for
Foreigners
China Daily, April 10, 2006 - Fifty tourist sites,
including the Forbidden City, Qomolangma (known as Mt Everest in the
West) and the Sun Moon Lake in
Taiwan, have been chosen as the "Top 50 Chinese
Destinations for Foreigners," according to the results of a public poll
on Saturday. Jointly conducted by Beijing-based Global Travel
Newspaper and 31 metropolitan newspapers, the poll started in early
March and collected about 2 million online responses, 28,000 paper votes
and 213,000 text messages. (Click
for full report)
Grand Canal Rediscovered as Tourism
Hotspot
CRI English, May 25, 2006 -
Although the Grand Canal is one of the two
greatest man-made wonders that remain from ancient China--the other
being the Great Wall--it is often neglected as a cultural relic, with
efforts for its protection proving far from adequate. Recently, with its
designation as a "Key State-level Cultural Relic" on China's first
"World Heritage Day," the Grand Canal is now being rediscovered as a
"new" popular tourist destination.
The section of the Grand Canal near
Liaocheng in Shandong Province was the primary watercourse for food
supply delivery from the south to the north of the country during the
Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
(Click
for full report)
Global Recognition for
Chinese Geoparks
Six of China's national geoparks joined the Global Geopark Network on Monday at
the second International Geoparks Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The
six geoparks are Mount Tai Geopark in Shandong Province; Wangwu-Daimei Moutains
Geopark and Funiushan Geopark in Henan Province; Leiqiong Volcano Geopark in
Guangdong and Hainan Provinces; Fangshan Geopark in Beijing Municipality and
Hebei Province and Jingpo Lake Geopark in Heilongjiang Province. (Click for full
report)
Southwest China to be
world's cave tourism destination
Chinanews, May 26, 2005 - At present, China's cave resorts receive about
40 million tourists from home and abroad annually and play a very important role
in the country's tourism industry. Most of these cave resorts are located in
southwestern regions, such as Guizhou, Guangxi and Chongqing... (full
report)
Zhujiajiao a
thousand-year-old town
Chinanews, May 26, 2005 - Zhujiajiao, a more than 1,700-year-old town
near Shanghai rich in traditional culture and customers, has many typical
buildings of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties.These ancient
buildings are integrated with the interlaced watercourses; many streets as well
as resident house lie along river branches and water ditches. The town, famous
for its abundant bridges, lanes and corridors, has great cultural appeal.
Qomolangma
Base Camp listed in "Once in a Lifetime Trips"
Xinhua Net Mar 8, 2005 - Trek to Mount Qomolangma Base Camp has been placed in seventh position in a list of top 10
"Once in a Lifetime Trips" compiled for the year 2004 by a leading international
travel and tourism company. The base camp is located in northern Nepal, which is
the only South Asian country to be chosen in this prestigious list, shows the
list released Tuesday by iExplore.com, the Chicago-based tourism company. (full
coverage)
Wild rides in China
Cleveland.com Charles Ridgway Special to The Plain Dealer - From a
Yangtze cruise to a roller-coaster taxi trip, a fascinating country opens up...
(full
story)
Gorgeous Scene of Yellow
Dragon
China Internet Information Center - Huanglong (Yellow
Dragon) Scenic Area, also in northern Sichuan's Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous
Prefecture, neighbors the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area. It was named after the ancient
Huanglong Temple within the area. The most remarkable scene in the area is the
Huanglong Valley noted for its unique open karst landscape... (Full
Coverage)
Crystal world of
ice
Sohu English - Northeast China is becoming the ideal
place for skiing and snowboard fans; the professional ski slopes are
opening up early with the remarkable change in the weather. (full
coverage)
Sisters do it for
themselves
Sohu English - Lugu Lake, a body of water deep in the mountains
between Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in Southwest China, is known for
its peculiar natural scenery and the unique, mysterious culture of the
Mosuo people. (full
coverage)
Middle Kingdom 'best under
heaven'
CNN World Report May 5, 2005 - On the 83-kilometer ferry journey towards
the town of Yangshuo, in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, our guide for the day
pulled us aside to introduce the wonders of the Li River. Puffing on his "Best
under Heaven" cigarettes and taking a swig of his Li Spring beer, Zhoug Liu
listed a number of superlatives, taking pause between each one. "Blue jade
hills... green silk water... hidden caves... mysterious rocks. The mountains and
waters of Guilin are the best under heaven," he said as he gestured past the
"Yearning-for-Husband's-Return Rock." "This landscape is not for China but for
the world." ... (full
coverage)
Four Sites Selected
as Best Favorites by European Tourists
China Internet Information Center,
Aug. 25, 2005 -
It was learned from the 2005 Europe-China
Tourism Forum held in Switzerland's Lausanne, ten domestic cities was awarded
"favorite Chinese city of European tourists". Those ten "favorite Chinese cities
of European tourists" include Beijing, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Kunming, Lhasa,
Hangzhou, Chengdu, Luoyang, Lijiang and Weihai. The list was based on internet
survey and tourism insiders’ comments. Moreover, the Forbidden City, the Great
Wall, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses and the Potala Palace are named as the
best favorite tour spots by European tourists through internet survey. The
forum was jointly sponsored by the France International Exchange Center and
Switzerland-China Economy & Culture Promotion Center, and Lausanne Hotel
Management Institute.
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