China Tourism

The Hidden Pleasures Of Guangdong

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Taoism, Tourism, Vegetarian Restaurants, Canton, Vegetarian Cuisine, China Tourism, Vegan, Temple, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Vegetarianism, China, Ecotourism, Travel Blogs, Travel News

Somehow, perhaps alchemically, my Taoist persuasion connected me to a unique subset of Chinese culture, opened secrets of the city and beguiled me with the charms of surrounding Guangdong, a province that most tourists, drawn to the more frequently-visited tourist areas in China's northern throw, never see.

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China's Bavarian Beach Town

Fathom | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Duff Gardens, Beer, Best Beer Festivals, Qingdao, China-Tourism, China, China Beaches, Beer Tour, Tsingtao, Travel News

The city swells for the annual Qingdao International Beer Festival, held the last two weeks of August. In addition to beer, Qingdao is known for its prized mineral water from the legendary Mount Lao Springs.

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Europe On Fifteen Hundred Yuan A Day

The New Yorker | Posted 06.12.2011

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For several millennia, ordinary people in China were discouraged from venturing beyond the Middle Kingdom, but before the recent New Year's holiday--t...

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WATCH: China Now #3 Tourist Destination

Posted 05.25.2011

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China has claimed the #3 spot for tourist destinations around the world, behind France and the United States, according to Reuters. In an attempt to ...

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China's Second Tier: Where Accidental Tourism Happens

Chi Tung | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese Food, China, Sichuan Province, China Tourism, Yangzhou, China Trains, Travel China, Visit China, China High Speed Trains, China Cities, Travel News

This past weekend, I hopped on a long-distance bus to the city of Yangzhou, one of China's fabled destinations of yore.

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World's Biggest Spenders On Tourism (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's yet another marker of China's growing prosperity: Chinese tourists now spend more on international tourism than do the French, according to a U...

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Hot Air Balloon Crashes In China Resort Town, Killing 4 Dutch

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — A hot air balloon crashed Wednesday in a southern Chinese resort town with dramatic limestone formations, killing four Dutch tourists,...

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China Repoens Tibet For Tourists After Fears Of Riots Ease

Times Online | Jane Macartney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Signalling that the risk of anti-Chinese unrest has subsided in Tibet, Beijing has decided to reopen the Himalayan region's soaring mountains and gild...

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Getting in Shape to Watch the Olympic Games: A Five-Week Plan for the Intellectually Curious Mouse Potato

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Great Wall, Chinese History, Summer Palace, Beijing Olympics, Beijing, China Tourism, 2008 Summer Games, Travel, China, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Media News

Assuming that people heading to Beijing have already been getting ready mentally, this regimen is for those who want to be informed consumers of Olympic broadcasts.

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How To Crash the Beijing Summer Olympics

Forbes | Gady A. Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Private Jets, Beijing Olympics, Beijing, China Tourism, Private Jet Travel, Beijing Tourism, Olympics, Business News

Interested in attending the Olympics but didn't plan ahead? You may be in luck--especially if you're a corporate big shot with a private jet and more ...

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Beijing Hotels Shockingly Empty Ahead of Games

AP | STEPHEN WADE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — The Olympics are looking like a bust for the city's hotels. The 17-day games were supposed to generate a buzz throughout the summer, ...

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China Kills Olympic Tourism With Visa Restrictions

New York Times | David Barboza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tourism, Beijing Olympics, China Tourism, China, Olympic Tourism, Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Politics News

With the Beijing Olympics less than two months away, hotel operators, travel agencies, and foreign businessmen say new Chinese visa restrictions are p...

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