 Canada and China join hands as friendship resorts
"Thousand Islands Lake" of Canada and "Thousand Islands Lake" of Zhejiang in China, both beautiful tourist attractions which are thousands of miles apart but bearing identical names, signed Sino-Canadian Thousand Islands Friendship Cooperation Agreement. |
Heady holiday in Hangzhou
The longest National Day holiday ever (October 1-8) is approaching, and Hangzhou is putting its best foot forward, beckoning tourists with history, entertainment, temple fair, village life, a clown carnival, spectacular scenery and wetlands. |
China's booming domestic travel offsets sluggish inbound tourism
Various state stimulus measures had helped ensure the prosperity of the domestic market. |
West Lake International Expo to bring big money
The expo will be launched between October 17 and November 7 in Hangzhou, located in East China’s Jiangsu province, the Hangzhou government announced at a press conference held in Beijing. |
Global tourism operators flock to China fair
Tourism operators from around the world are set to join the annual PATA Travel Mart in Hangzhou from September 22-25, with Thailand intending to win back Chinese visitors. |
Shanghai Tourism Festival 2009 Opens Grandly
On 12 September, the opening ceremony of Shanghai Tourism Festival 2009 & the opening celebration of Shanghai Happy Valley was held in Shanghai. |
Baishui Valley Xi Family Cultural Tourism Festival opens
A festival honoring a local historical figure will be held in Lin’an’s Baishui Valley from September 18 to November 28. |
Public invited to try “intelligent tour guide” at Leifeng Pagoda
“Hello visitor! Welcome to Hangzhou West Lake!” A genial voice came from the earphone connecting to a blue machine as small as a walkman. This was the “intelligent tour guide” held in the hand of thirty citizens who were invited to Leifeng Pagoda scenic spot for a trial on September 13. |
Cross-Straits flights turn regular
From August 31st, the number of both scheduled and chartered cross-Straits flights between Hangzhou to Chinese Taipei increased from 14 a week to 23. |
Face-lift for shrine of 1,000 Buddhas
Shi Long Cave, or Stone Dragon Cave, famous for its Qian Fo Kan (Shrine of 1,000 Buddhas), is getting spruced up and will be ready to welcome visitors for the National Day holiday. |
World Airline Road Race kicks off in Hangzhou
The 28th annual World Airline Road Race began in Hangzhou yesterday morning- China’s first time hosting the event. |
Magnificent view of the surging tide of Qiantang River
The magnificent tide arrived last Friday, the 16th day of the seventh lunar month. At 1:15pm, it reached a high of 0.6 meters but before dawn the following day it rose to 0.8 meters. |
Hangzhou recovers 1.12 million travel coupons
As of August 31st, 1,120,753 travel coupons, worth 59,380,500 RMB, were consumed according to Hangzhou Travel Committee. |
Xixi offers two-district tourism deal for National holiday
Tourists and travelers to Xixi Wetland National Park in Hangzhou city will be saving some cash and time this holiday season with a special offer that will bid entrance into two districts of China’s famous wetland attractions for 80 yuan. |
Hefang rival will be right up your street
Xiaohezhi Street in Gongshu District, Hangzhou, will reopen next month and be vying for tourists with its competitor, Hefang Street. |
Beauty as far as the eye can see
Chun'an County is located in the west part of Zhejiang Province, connecting Jiande in the west and 151 kilometers from the capital city of Hangzhou. |
Thousand Island Water Festival ushers in golden autumn
In September another tourism attraction of Hangzhou, Thousand Islandanother tourism attraction of Hangzhou, the Water Festival, will be presented by the Thousand Island. |
More Xixi tourist spots open to the public
A variety of new Xixi attractions in Hangzhou will be unveiled during the upcoming National holiday. |
Hangzhou—Scores highly on the national tourism survey
In August, the State Tourism Bureau released results of the nation’s first tourist satisfaction survey, and Hangzhou got the highest score. |
Faster taxi service
Hangzhou citizens and tourists will be able to call taxis from bicycle parking lots through a new system the city government is setting up. |
