Gansu province aims to have more than 550 star-rated hotels and resorts by 2015, as part of the development of its tourism sector. There are expected to be more than 26 five-star hotels in Gansu, 10 of which will be in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu; the number of four-star hotels will exceed 80; that […]
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The first Hainan International Boat Show is running until December14 at the Hainan Mayard International Yacht Club in Haikou, the capital of Hainan province. The exhibition is one of the key projects approved by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. The show covers more than 20,000 square meters of exhibition area on […]
Barclays Spaces for Sports has teamed up with Right To Play to deliver a three-year program using sport to improve the prospects for disadvantaged migrant children in China. Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to develop life skills and foster peace for children and communities. Migrant children […]
Thirteen new museums were added to the 2011 saver ticket for Beijing’s museums. These include the newly-opened vintage car museum in the Huairou district of Beijing, the Beijing Planetarium and the West Peak of Wuling Mountain. There are 65 museums in five categories in this new saver ticket, which is sold at RMB80 (US$12) in […]
Travel restrictions have been eased to allow migrant workers in the city of Shenzhen to visit neighboring Hong Kong from December 15. The figures are quite remarkable. Four million migrant factory workers will, in theory at least, be eligible for permits for cross-border shopping and sightseeing trips to Hong Kong. Currently, they have to return […]