 Chinese cities benefit from gas supply from Central Asia
A 1,833-km pipeline carrying natural gas from Central Asia to Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang, will take another 10 days to provide a stable supply, said a city official Wednesday. |
Application of Hangzhou City Logo go wider
Every world-class city has its attributes that make it distinctive, memorable and instantly identifiable. On January 8, 2007, Hangzhou, a city with over 2,000 years of history, officially launched its city brand: “City of Quality Life”. |
Culture center opens in Hangzhou
The West Lake Chinese Culture Study Center opened in Hangzhou on Jan 1, featuring 300 students reciting Sanzijing - “People at birth are naturally good. Their natures are similar; their habits make them different.” – at the city’s Confucius temple. |
Avatar to soar at box office
The highly anticipated 3D film Avatar opened yesterday at midnight to some of the worst weather conditions to hit Beijing in half a century, but this did not appear to deter moviegoers. |
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Museum of China's Residents' Committees opens to public
The Museum of China's Residents' Committees opened to the public on Dec.21st in Hangzhou's Shangyangshi Community. The 3,000-square-meter museum features exhibits of community development in China through video, photos, films, 3D movies, text, relics, paintings and other objects. |
Oversea students’ photo competition held
In an oversea students’ photo competition recently organized by Zhejiang Education Department, 5 first prize, 12 second prize and 33 prize winners were chosen from 248 photos submitted by 74 oversea students studying in universities in Zhejiang. |
Meet Mr Sun Yat-sen on Zhongshan Rd, Hangzhou
People walking by the junction of Pinghai road and Zhongshan road on December 30 may notice that a new bronze sculpture of Mr Sun Yat-sen, the foremost pioneer of Republican China, was installed in front of Nade Hotel. |
Student-killing suspect caught in E.China
Four suspects suspected of stabbing a 22-year-old university student to death on New Year's Eve were caught in Hangzhou, of east China's Zhejiang province, local media reported Saturday. |
Pigs bring traffic to screeching halt on highway
It took police nearly five hours to catch more than 100 pigs that had blocked traffic on an expressway in Zhejiang province last Tuesday. |
Hangzhou Tops Best city to Live 2009 Award
Hangzhou took home the title of the top Chinese city in which to live in 2009, winning the award for the sixth time. |
INTIME West Town Complex Inaugurated
A ceremony was held December 23 to celebrate the inauguration of a new INTIME shopping complex that covers an area of 400 thousand square meters, in west Hangzhou. |
Sea-crossing bridge links island city with mainland
A sea-crossing bridge linking Zhoushan City, China's only city of more than 1,000 islands in eastern Zhejiang Province, with the country's mainland went into trial operation Friday. |
Sons pedaling mother to Taiwan on tricycle
Two brothers, with their mother in tow, arrived in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on a tricycle on their way to Taiwan last week. |
Impression West Lake nominated for Grammy
The music album "Impression West Lake" was recently nominated for Best New Age Album for the 52nd Grammy's. |
Lost and Found
Ho Zhan working at Hyatt Hotel Hangzhou found a deck of US dollar near the West Lake last night. Ho reported the case and gave the money, which worth 50, 000 to 60, 000 in RMB, to the Hangzhou police. |
Chuck coaches baseball in Hangzhou
Each Saturday on Zhejiang University Xixi campus, Chuck, from Utah in the US and now an English teacher of Zhejiang University, has a date with a bunch of kids – to practice baseball. |
Zhejiang Museum opens Wulin extension
The national treasure the Square Zun Carved with Four Sheep will be exhibited in the new Wulin Extension of Zhejiang Museum during the next two weeks. Meanwhile, the Wulin Extension of Zhejiang Museum will open for free to the public from Dec 20th. |
Hangzhou housing project to benefit talents
Huang yi belongs to the so called "sandwich class": they are the backbone of various units but they do not meet the requirements for budget homes, nor can they afford commercial housing. |
Robert works made in Hangzhou
Chinese Interiors and Made in Hangzhou – a photo exhibition by Robert Van Der Hilst was opened on Dec.4th in Show Space Art Salon in Hangzhou. |
