The National Stadium will host a two-month long snow festival starting from Dec. 19th. The Bird’s Nest will be built into the biggest skiing center in downtown Beijing for tourists to ski and take part in snow activities. A snow mountain will be made ... Read More>>
Some taxi drivers around Beijing have begun charging extra for fuel surcharges, following a fuel surcharge invoice and notice handed down to them on November 23rd. The relevant Beijing taxis post the notice in each of their vehicles. The taxi prices are ... Read More>>
In the 2009 global Fortune 500 ranking released recently, there are 43 Chinese companies in the list, including those in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The headquarters of 26 listed companies are in Beijing, thus ranking third in the world behind Tokyo and Paris. Read More>>
Wanfeng Snack City, the first place in Beijing with snacks and folk art crafts from all 56 Chinese ethnic groups, will open on Jan. 8th, 2010. The super large snack city will be located at Wanfeng Lu in Fengtai District, with a capacity of 2000 seats. ... Read More>>
Nanshan Skiing Resort in Miyun, Yuyang Ski in Pinggu and other skiing resorts in Beijing have started making snow earlier than usual due to the early arrival of winter marked by the continuous snowfall and cold spell. Some will start the trial operation as ... Read More>>
The pre-sale period of T-trains and K-trains are shortened from 10 days to 5 days from Nov. 25th to Dec. 20th. The advance selling period for bullet trains and Z-trains remains the same at 20 days. Read More>>
New products run on solar power, such as mobile phones and notebooks, will be sold in Beijing stores from November 18th. Prices for these more environmentally friendly products will be the same as similar, non-solar products. This development reaffirms the ... Read More>>
The road running from Dazhalan to Liulichang Culture Street is set for completion in 2010 and will form a tourist leisure corridor of 1.5 km. Tourists can walk all the way from Dazhalan to Liulichang to experience the Hutong culture in Beijing. The newly ... Read More>>
Beijing will adjust the taxi price according to oil prices. Passengers will be required to pay an extra 1 RMB fuel surcharge for a drive longer than three kilometers when the price of the 93 gasoline is between 6.5 RMB/L and 7.1 RMB/L. Taxi prices will be ... Read More>>
After four months' suspension for refitting, the China Aviation Museum will open to the public on November 15 after celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Air Force of the PLA which falls on November 11. An exhibition is held to display ... Read More>>
On Monday November 9th, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) announced that the 2010 Global Travel & Tourism Summit will be held in Beijing. The summit will take place from May 25-27, 2010. Read More>>
Passengers at Beijing West Station were left stranded on Nov 11th due sever delays of trains passing through Shijiazhuang. Shijiazhuang is one of the hardest hit areas by the heavy snow fall l in northern China. The twelve waiting rooms at the station have ... Read More>>
Auto Beijing 2009 will be held from November 20th to 23rd in China National Convention Center. The 30 exhibiting brands include Benz, BMW, Hyundai and Volkswagen, covering the current mainstream auto brands from luxury cars to commercial vehicle in the ... Read More>>
Beijing was hit by thunder and big snow on the night of November 9th. According to the weather experts, Beijing will be wet and cold with the highest temperature reaching a mere 3℃ on November 10th. Also see: All Boilers Ignited to Supply Heat in Beijing ... Read More>>
Following Beijing’s sharp fall in temperatures after the big rain and snow on November 9th, all boilers around the city have been ignited to ensure that Beijing residents receive adequate heating during the cold spell. The current heating supply ... Read More>>
A new flight between Beijing Capital International Airport and Tokyo Haneda Airport has been launched. The flights between the two airports will increase to three per day. Altogether there are 106 flights on the Beijing – Tokyo line per week and the ... Read More>>
Beijing switched on its central heating system on November 1st, half a month earlier than the original scheduled date. The decision was made by the Beijing municipal government following heavy snowfalls and a major drop in temperatures over the weekend. So ... Read More>>
A new must-see attractions list including 16 sites came out following a poll in which 14 million Netizens took part. The attractions are the Palace Museum (or Forbidden City), Beihai Park, Summer Palace, Lugou Bridge, Bird's Nest (or National Stadium), ... Read More>>
The pre-sale period of the direct express trains (Z-train) and bullet trains (D-train) in Beijing are being shortened from 20 days to 10 days from October 20th to November 1st. Trains between Beijing and Tianjin and S2 trains are excluded from this. The ... Read More>>
Beijing will build five city leisure forest parks. The five parks will be located at Fushi Lu in Shijingshan District, east side of Di’anmen in Dongcheng District, Guangwai Dajie in Xuanwu District, southwest side of Jingtai Bridge on South Second ... Read More>>
Dazhalan Xijie in Xuanwu District, with a history of 600 years, has reopened after seven months of reconstruction. The street starts from Meishi Street in the east and reaches the meeting point of Yingtao Xiejie and Tieshu Xiejie Dongkou in the west. In ... Read More>>
The British travel magazine CondeNastTraveller has elected its readers’ top ten airports in the world. Beijing Capital International Airport has been voted as the best in the world, followed by Korea’s Seoul Airport and Singapore’s Changi ... Read More>>
The 11th Beijing International Tourism Festival will be held in the Olympic Green in Beijing from October 23rd to 25th, 2009. Nearly 3000 people from over 70 countries and regions will be staging performances during the event. Beijing Olympic ... Read More>>
The Red Leaf Festival will be held from October 16th to 18th in Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing. The entrance price is still 10 RMB. The best time to enjoy the red leaves is usually from October 15th to 30th. Location: Fragrant Hills are located in the western ... Read More>>