Grand Park Hotel suits 'Spring City'
2011-07-31 10:16:25
Located next to the beautiful Green Lake, Grand Park Hotel is close to Kunming's central business district with easy access to many of Yunnan's popular scenic spots.
Airline news and deals
2011-07-24 06:24:48
Garuda Indonesia expands China market: Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia's national airline, now has five weekly flights on the Jakarta-Beijing route, daily Jakarta-Guangzhou flights and four weekly Jakarta-Shanghai flights. To meet the demand by Chinese travelers, it will launch direct flights to Bali soon. Ticket reservations and promotions at www.garuda-indonesia.com.
Paid for in bowls
2011-07-24 06:24:17
In an age when there were no antique markets in China, museum staff used to cycle out to the countryside of Zhejiang province loaded with new bowls and dishes. They would exchange these for antiques from the villagers.
Golf goddesses and sexist imagery
2011-07-24 06:24:17
Tiger Woods knows a thing or two about Chinese golfing etiquette, or the lack thereof. As the since-disgraced former world No 1 fluffed his shots around Shanghai's Sheshan International Golf Club last year, the endless camera-phone flashes must have seemed like a personal blitzkrieg on his senses.
Carnival time!
2011-07-24 06:24:17
The Grand Carnival is returning to Shanghai after six years, and it promises to be bigger and better at the Expo Park in Pudong, for 100 days through Oct 30.
The Astor Hotel in Tianjin
2011-07-02 16:39:11
The Astor Hotel in Tianjin, found in 1863, is the only hotel that's acknowledged as a cultural relic by the Chinese government.
Classic desserts: American Brownie at the Astor Hotel
2011-06-27 14:06:13
Pastry chef Vinson Xu of the Astor Hotel in Tianjin demonstrates how he makes his signature dessert American Brownie.
Around the country in 160 hotels
2011-06-18 07:45:03
Since opening the Tibet autonomous region's first five-star hotel in June, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc, is planning to add more than 90 hotels to its existing network of 70 in China.
