Eurasianet.org, 10/05/07 Chinese rule and an influx of people from other parts of the country have forced lifestyle changes upon Xinjiang’s Kazakhs, who have for centuries lived a nomadic existence. The jewel of Xinjiang’s Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture is Kanas, a crescent-shaped glacial lake tucked into mountains not far from the point where the […]
CanWest News Service, October 01, 2007At least 120 million Chinese were on the move during the weekend, filling seats in every plane, boat, train, bus and car available to take advantage of Golden Week, which officially starts today, China’s National Day.They’ve gone en masse to shop in Hong Kong, to gamble in Macao, to […]
China Daily Online, September 17, 2007China’s Three Gorges Dam region will receive 26.9 billion yuan (3.5 billion U.S. dollars) from 2007 to 2020 to develop tourism to provide jobs for people relocated for the project.The investment aims at realizing the government’s plan to build tourism into the pillar sector in the Three Gorges Dam […]
ForImmediateRelease.Net, September 17, 2007 ChinaContact, a leading consultancy on China market access for the tourism sector, has launched the first ever global survey of the travel industry’s readiness for Chinese tourists. This survey will provide a snapshot of what travel organisations have been or are intending to do to prepare for the growth in […]
USAtoday.com, 21-8-2007Chinese tourism authorities have closed one of the peaks on popular tourist attraction Huangshan mountain for three years to allow vegetation to recover from the hordes of tourists who visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site.The barring of visitors to Danxia Feng, or “Purple Cloud Peak,” is part of a revolving series of closures […]
english.eastday.com, 5/8/2007Nearly 12.12 million foreigners came to the Chinese mainland for sightseeing from January to June, up 18.47 percent year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA).The growth rate more than tripled the 6.1-percent increase for all inbound tourists to the Chinese mainland, who added up to 63.37 million […]
TTGasia.com, Jun 29 – Jul 5, 2007 Where once there was a desert, today there is a flood. China’s rapidly growing spa scene provides a wellspring of new alternatives. Natasha Dragun reports.“Business is booming. We don’t have enough therapists, and we don’t have enough rooms,” spa director of the newly-opened CHI, The Spa at […]
TTGasia.com, Jun 29 – Jul 5, 2007 The Chinese government has announced plans to build a paved road from the foot of Mt Everest to Base Camp at 5,200m above sea level on the Tibetan side of the mountain. With construction starting this week, local authorities are predicting the 108km road will be completed […]
Xinhua, July 1 2007
China’s government is likely to scrap up its “golden week” holiday system and make public holidays of more traditional festivals by 2009, a Chinese tourism expert has revealed. The week-long May Day holiday would be shortened to one day and the National Day holiday to two […]
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN, 06/26/2007Japan plans to join forces with the Chinese and South Korean governments to attract more tourists from the United States and Europe, sources said Monday.Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, minister of land, infrastructure and transport who is also in charge of promoting tourism, will meet his counterparts from Beijing and Seoul on Tuesday in […]
