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People in quake zones prepare for Spring Festival

Lanterns ushering in the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Ox are hung at a temporary housing area for those who lost their homes in the May 12 earthquake in Mianzhu, Sichuan province January 7, 2009. Red decorations are customarily used by the Chinese to usher in the Spring Festival, orthe start of Chinese Lunar New Year, whichbegins on January 26 this year....]]>Give Giant Pandas Big Bear HugsWed 7 Jan 2009 22:00:00 GMTterryhttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/give-giant-pandas-big-bear-hugs-236.htm

Most people think of the giant panda as a national treasure that can only be seen behind high fences. But panda adopters get the chance to get much closer to these endangered animals - close enough, to give them big bear hugs. The Wolong Panda Club is calling for more people to adopt pandas, since the Sichuan province-based Wolong Nature Reserve has fallen on tough times in the wake of the May 12 earthquake. Chengdu Research and Breeding Base of Giant Pandas chief Zhang Zhihe says now is the ...]]>Thousands long for a taste of 'lucky' Laba porridgeTue 6 Jan 2009 20:45:00 GMTcactushttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/thousands-long-for-a-taste-of-%27lucky%27-laba-porridge-235.htm

Qin Ming is determined to wake up early and head for Beijing's Yonghegong Lama Temple on Saturday, hoping to get a taste of the Laba porridge being served to visitors to mark the eighth day of the 12th lunar month. All Qin wants is for the global financial crisis to end, and he believes a helping of the special porridge can help. I have heard that the Laba porridge served in Yonghegong can bring you good luck, the financial analyst said. Due to the global recession, my work is really sufferin...]]>China gears up for Spring Festival travel peakSun 4 Jan 2009 19:18:00 GMTthomashttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/china-gears-up-for-spring-festival-travel-peak-234.htm7th Ice Sculpture Festival opens in XinjiangSat 3 Jan 2009 20:14:00 GMTcocohttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/7th-ice-sculpture-festival-opens-in-xinjiang-233.htm

7th Ice Sculpture Festival opens in Xinjiang

The 7th Ice Sculpture Festival opens in Changji City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Jan. 1, 2009. About 60 ice sculptures were exhibited Thursday, attracting lots of visitors....]]>Sanya catches cold from economic chillSat 3 Jan 2009 20:10:00 GMTjasminehttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/sanya-catches-cold-from-economic-chill-232.htm

With the cold current sweeping across most areas in China, the only tropical island in the country, Hainan, has entered its best climate and tourism season. Brilliant sunshine, soft sandy beaches and delicious local food have always drawn visitors to spend a few days in the Chinese Hawaii. But this winter's financial crisis seems to have cooled tourism in the resort destination. Unlike previous years, there are no surging house prices and the number of foreign visitors, especially from South K...]]>New Year Events in Major Chinese CitiesTue 30 Dec 2008 20:09:00 GMTterryhttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/new-year-events-in-major-chinese-cities-231.htm

New Year events in Beijing

STAGE Leading Chinese actors will perform a poetry reading show at the Forbidden City Concert Hall. Entitled Love Brings Us Together, they will recite both Chinese and foreign poems and essays portraying the love between partners, family members, friends and strangers. Fang Ming, the famous veteran radio anchor, will host the show and the performers include Ding Jianhua, Wang Jianxin, Xu Huaishan, Qiao Zhen, Wu Jing'an, Yao Xijuan, Xiao Xiong, Ju Xue, Zhang ...]]>Party time in BeijingTue 30 Dec 2008 20:07:00 GMTmcaahttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/party-time-in-beijing-230.htmChina builds worlds largest ice SantaTue 30 Dec 2008 20:05:00 GMTcactushttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/china-builds-worlds-largest-ice-santa-229.htm

HARBIN, China- China's freezing northern city of Harbin is building what organizers say is the world's largest Santa Claus ice sculpture. The giant Father Christmas, 160 meters (525 ft) long and 24 meters high, centers on an enormous face of Father Christmas, complete with flowing beard and hat. Its huge size and unseasonably warm temperatures have made the job especially challenging, said Tang Guangjun, one of the sculptors. It is even bigger and higher than last year's, and more difficult. ...]]>China opens first tunnel under Yangtze RiverTue 30 Dec 2008 3:30:00 GMTcraighttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/china-opens-first-tunnel-under-yangtze-river-228.htmXiangfan Museum in central China opensMon 29 Dec 2008 1:53:00 GMTleomagichttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/xiangfan-museum-in-central-china-opens-227.htm

Citizens visit the Xiangfan City, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 28, 2008. The museum, opened on Sunday covering an area of 3,200 square meteres, displays more than 970 pieces of cultural relics of high values....]]>Christmas Eve at the Beijing Olympic Common DomainThu 25 Dec 2008 21:59:00 GMTlalahttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/christmas-eve-at-the-beijing-olympic-common-domain-226.htm

Christmas Eve at the Beijing Olympic Common Domain

Performers dressed as Mickey Mouse (R) and Daisy Duck play next to a Christmas tree outside the Bird's Nest, also known as the National Stadium, on Christmas Eve in Beijing, December 24, 2008....]]>Rich tourism offers both heaven and earthWed 24 Dec 2008 19:33:00 GMTjasminehttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/rich-tourism-offers-both-heaven-and-earth-224.htm

Rich tourism offers both heaven and earth

Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has worked out plans to make itself a tourism destination for both China and the world by 2012. It will likely yield 100 billion yuan in tourism revenue by 2012 when the goals are met. By 2012, the region will have 50 4-A scenic spots and expand industrial and agricultural tours to 400, according to the Guangxi regional tourism bureau. The tourism specialties available are: Elite tour of waters and hills Guangxi is famed for its hilly terrain, charming waters...]]>Jilin to hold ice lantern showTue 23 Dec 2008 20:12:00 GMTmoonlighthttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/jilin-to-hold-ice-lantern-show-223.htm

An ice lantern showwas held in Jilin city on Dec. 23, 2008. The photo shows an ice sculpture in the shape of a Chinese ancient architecture at the Century Square in Jilin city, northeast China's Jilin Province....]]>Harbin International Ice and Snow FestivalTue 23 Dec 2008 19:54:00 GMTsakurahttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/harbin-international-ice-and-snow-festival-222.htm

The IceandSnow World is illuminated during the 10th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province Tuesday December 23, 2008. China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, once named Harbin Ice Festival, gained its present name officially in 2001. It has been held since 1963. During the Cultural Revolution it had been interrupted for a number of years, but resumed since 1985. It is held annually from January 5 every year and lasts for over on...]]>Panda mania grips Taiwan as Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan arriveTue 23 Dec 2008 19:12:00 GMTleomagichttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/panda-mania-grips-taiwan-as-tuan-tuan-and-yuan-yuan-arrive-221.htm

Panda mania grips Taiwan as Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan arrive

Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan arrived in Taipei gripped by panda-mania Tuesday. You would think David Beckham or Tom Cruise had just flown into the city. Local TV stations announced the arrival of the two giant pandas with the rolling headline: We're coming! TV anchors working the story have given viewers across Taiwan every detail imaginable about the four-year-old pandas-- from the fruit and corn buns they love to eat to hopes they will mate at the Taipei zoo and produce a cub. The panda couplew...]]>Beijing begins yearly inspections of cultural sitesTue 23 Dec 2008 18:58:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/beijing-begins-yearly-inspections-of-cultural-sites-217.htmMutianyu Great Wall covered with snowFri 19 Dec 2008 21:10:00 GMTyourguidehttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/mutianyu-great-wall-covered-with-snow-216.htm

Beijing's first snowfall this winter has helped reduce the pollution level. The air pollution index (API) dropped from a high of 247 on Tuesday to 162 Wednesday, meteorological authorities said. A cold front is forecast for the capital in the coming week and will further reduce the API to about 100, barring a big change in emissions, Li Xin, chief engineer of the Beijing municipal environment protection bureau, said. Beijing is surrounded by three mountain ranges and the coming rain, winds and...]]>China lowers fuel pricesFri 19 Dec 2008 0:22:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/china-lowers-fuel-prices-215.htm2009 China Public HolidaysThu 18 Dec 2008 21:44:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/2009-china-public-holidays-213.htm