The 20th Qingdao International Beer Festival
The 20th Qingdao International Beer Festival was held in Qingdao City. It will last sixteen days from 14th August to 29th August, 2010. The Beer Festivalreceives 0.25 million tourists a day on average. From the beginning till now, the Beer Festival has received more than 2 million tourists from home and abroad. Guests can fully enjoy dazzling lighting, charming breeze, great beer and poetic exploration.
Beer bars and snack streets are filled with tourists from everywhere every day and Qingdao b…
China to Open More of the Forbidden City to the Public
China’s State Administration of Cultural Heritage has decided to open 70% of the Forbidden City in Beijing to the public, instead of the current 30%.
The Forbidden City, which was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, is now undergoing extensive renovations: according to a senior official of the state administration.
Meridian Gate Wumen in Chinese will be the focus of the renovations. The gate is the southern entrance of Forbidden City and is the a…
Tourists Pay Higher Entrance Fees For UNESCO Heritage Sites
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhuanet) — Wang Ye, a 27-year-old Beijinger, ordered flight tickets and hotel reservations on Thursday for her coming vacation destination - the China Danxia Landform, recently named a UNESCO World Heritage site.
I moved my plans for Danxia two months ahead, she told China Daily, as prices and the numbers of tourists might increase soon.
Indeed, in recent months, she noted, ticket prices have skyrocketed at other newly named UNESCO sites.
She pointed to entrance fees at Ji…
Spend a Cool Summer in Brand-new Water Cube Waterpark
The National Swimming Center, or Water Cube, will unveil a brand-new water park on August 8. After 10 months’ reconstruction at a price of 350 billion yuan, Asia’s largest and most advanced water park will provide a favorite holiday destination for citizens.
During the renovations, the Beijing Olympic Memorial Hall was added to the Water Cube to document the support given by compatriots from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as well as overseas Chinese. In addition, close to the water park is a water…
Green Dream Park Limps into Bird’s Nest
After last winter’s World Chocolate Dream Park and the recently launched Dino Dream Park, yet another dream-themed park, the Green Dream Park, has opened at the Bird’s Nest.
The 20,000-square-meter Green Dream Park (GDP) is an environmentally focused attraction separated into five indoor and six outdoor exhibition spaces, with such themes as paper, glass, recycled arts, papermaking, er, robots and Transformer.
At the first glance outside, the most noticeable highlight would definitely be the 1…
Escape Summer Heat at Seaside Resorts Near Beijing
Beidaihe
Beidaihe is a seaside resort in the northern Chinese city of Qinhuangdao. It is about 300 kilometers east of Beijing on the Bohai Gulf.
The environment here is beautiful. Mountain Lianfeng, which backs onto the beach, has two peaks covered by abundant green pines and cypresses. Looking down from Wanghaiting (Seaside Pavilion) at the top of the hill, one can see the misty sea in all its majesty and feel carefree and joyous. Moreover, Beidaihe is one of nine famous places to watch …
Water Cube to be Transformed into a Water Park
The National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube is about to reopen to the public by the end of July, 2010, as the Happy Magic Water Cube Park World.
This famous Beijing Olympics swimming venue, where American swimmer Michael Phelps snatched 8 Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was closed on October 2009, and underwent major transformation.
The water park is expected to be the best indoor water park in China, allowing a total attendance of 6,000 people. It is equipped …
World Cup: a Festive Experience at Sanlitun of Beijing
BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) — Every four years, the world stops bickering to enjoy a contest that captures the hearts and minds of nearly everyone around the globe: the world cup. This year, in Beijing, almost every bar and restaurant one may wander into has a television dedicated to cup play. This is especially evident in the bar area that I decided to focus my time on, Sanlitun.
Though Sanlitun normally functions as a legitimate western shopping center, during this time it dedicates itself a…
Guilin’s Latest Attraction Towers Over Karst Mountains
BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhuanet) — The verdant and effortlessly splayed karst mountains of Guilin unfurled before me as I pulled open the hotel room draperies in a performance that was pure Panavision.
The hills, which have inspired legions of artists to recreate the rolling enchantment in paintings, prints and written paeans - not to mention the winsome backside of the 20-yuan note - are merely a backdrop for the Shangri-La Hotel, Guilin, a stunning new hotel that sets a new standard in the Guang…
Sweetest Road in Shanghai
BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhaunet) — Tian’ai Road, or Sweet Love Road, is believed to be the most romantic road in Shanghai. Among the numbers of inconspicuous branches of the commercial North Sichuan Road in downtown Shanghai, this winding and narrow road had been a popular hideaway for the city’s young love birds.
The name of Sweet Love Road comes from an old legend. It was said that once a well-bred girl who lived on this road fell in love with a low class cattle herder. Facing objections from bo…