 "What global recession?" ask Hangzhou-bound romantics
Qixi - literally the "night of sevens" - is the nearest Chinese equivalent to the Western St Valentine's Day tradition. Unlike its overseas counterpart, the date of Qixi is governed by the lunar calendar and always falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of this traditional system. This year the festival takes place on August 26th and already bookings for romantic getaways are going off the scale. |
West Lake lotus flowers withering earlier
The blossoming of lotus flowers in Hangzhou is an annual must-go attraction for tourists. But this year the picturesque view in West Lake will probably diminish earlier than in past years. |
Introduction to the Grand Canal
With a total length of 1,794 kilometer, the Grand Canal is the longest manmade waterway in the world. First built more than 1,400 years ago, expanded twice during its first two centuries, the canal links five separate major water systems, including the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. |
China to apply for world heritage status for Grand Canal
China will begin the process of applying for world heritage status for the country’s famous Grand Canal soon. |
The West Lake
Xī Hú (literally "West Lake") is a famous fresh water lake located in the historic center of Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province, divided by three causeways called Su courseway, Bai courseway, and Yánggōng Courseway. |
The West Lake
West Lake is not only famous for its picturesque landscape, it is also associated with many scholars, national heroes and revolutionary martyrs, and it is therefore plays an important role in many aspects of Chinese culture. |
Xixi Wetland Park to build two causeways & one park
During the southern Song Dynasty, the emperor Zhaogou was mesmerized by the Xixi scenery. |
Hangzhou's Xixi Wetland Park attracts travelers
The Xixi Wetland Park has an extensive history and is located on the southern tip of the Hangzhou-Beijing Canal, longest and oldest in the world. |
First Wetland Park welcomes visitors
The Xixi Wetland Park opened in May. |
Declaration issued on protection of Grand Canal
The campaign to protect the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has entered a new phase following the passing of a declaration to mobilize the whole of society to help preserve the 1,400 year old canal. |
Hangzhou, China's Garden Paradise
Hangzhou (hong-joe), a city of 4 million people and located 110 miles from Shanghai in eastern China, has long been portrayed in Chinese stories and songs as a garden paradise. |
16 Caofang Boats made debut on the Grand Canal
Sixteen leisure boats on the Grand Canal in Hangzhou will make their first cruise. |
Hangzhou issues travel vouchers to boost tourism
Hangzhou started offering travel vouchers to tourists from Shanghai. |
100 million yuan more of vouchers issued
Mr Wang Guoping, Secretary of CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee, came across a tour group from Singapore in Xixi Wetland while he was doing a survey on Hangzhou tourism on April 9. |
60,000 travel coupons distributed to Taiwan tourists
When Taiwanese tourist Lin Rongyi landed in Hangzhou March 21, he got an unexpected gift: travel coupons worth 300 yuan. |
Fair celebrates revered, legendary lotus
Now it comes, mid-June on West Lake; Four seasons, the vista ever unique. |
Camera eye in cabs
Visitors to Hangzhou may no longer feel like having landed in "Paradise on Earth" after the local government said on Monday that surveillance cameras would be installed in thousands of taxis in the city. |
Hangzhou a rich garden of water and wonder
While its neighbor Shanghai steps up preparations for the World Expo next year, Hangzhou is poised to use its proximity and reputation as the "back garden" of the bustling commercial hub to attract more tourists. |
Songcheng embraces visitors to its temple fair
China's Spring Festival (Lunar New Year), the most important holiday for the nation, is a traditional Chinese festival that has existed for thousands of years. Today a series of customs are spreading far and wide. |
Tourism: Bid to lure tourists to Hangzhou
SHANGHAI: Coupons worth almost 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) in discounts are to be doled out to tourists in the scenic city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, to boost visitor numbers during the financial crisis. |
