 West Lake International Expo to bring big money 2009-09-18
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 2009-09-17
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 2009-09-16
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 2009-09-16
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 2009-09-16
“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 2009-09-16
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 2009-09-15
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 2009-09-14
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 2009-09-14
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 2009-09-11
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 2009-09-11
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 2009-09-01
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 2009-09-01
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 2009-08-27
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 2009-08-27
A variety of new Xixi attractions in Hangzhou will be unveiled during the upcoming National holiday. |
Hangzhou—Scores highly on the national tourism survey 2009-08-27
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 2009-08-27
Hangzhou citizens and tourists will be able to call taxis from bicycle parking lots through a new system the city government is setting up. |
"What global recession?" ask Hangzhou-bound romantics 2009-08-22
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 2009-08-18
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 2009-08-07
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. |
