The largest IMAX theatre in the world was officially launched with the first 3D movie Under the Sea. The screen of the IMAX theatre is 29.58m in length and 22m in height, with a capacity of 632 audiences. It is the biggest in size, and with the most ... Read More>>
The Asian European Classical Symphony Concert has taken the stage at the National Center for the Performing Arts as the first ASEM Culture and Arts Festival opened on September 2nd in Beijing. Conducted by China’s renowned conductor Chen Xieyang ... Read More>>
All kinds of liquids, powder goods, pastes and unidentified things are banned from posting. The rule starts from September 2 and will wait for the administrative department’s notice to be lifted. The liquid goods are being suspended for the second ... Read More>>
All areas within Beijing’s fifth ring road, as well as a few tourist sites are now covered by 3G wireless broadband. By the end of 2012, it is hoped that the internet community will be able to access broadband surpassing 20k, and that companies’ ... Read More>>
The 7th China Flower Expo will begin in Beijing’s Shunyi District in September 2009. Tickets for the exhibition are currently in the advanced booking stage, and Beijing residents can go to any Beijing Bank branch or Zhongqinglv’s website ... Read More>>
The China New Science and Technology Museum will open to the public next month. The new museum will have a new hall on its first floor to accommodate visitors free of charge. Ticket prices will remain the same as the old museum. Read More>>
During the October holidays, admissions to Yuyuantang Park will be free of charge for two days, on October 2nd to October 3rd. Special celebrations will be held at the park both in the mornings and in the afternoons during the two free days. Read More>>
In September 2009, Shunyi District in Beijing will be hosting the 7th China Flower Expo. The 2009 Beijing Chrysanthemums Appreciation Festival will also open for celebrations in September. Main venues: Beijing International Fresh Flowers Port, with Beihai ... Read More>>
An exhibition - 'Ancient China-Archaeological Findings'- is currently on display at Beijing's Capital Museum. The display is hosted at the base 1 level of the museum, in A Exhibition Hall and features various archaeological findings from different periods ... Read More>>
By the year 2012, there will be transit circles panning out from Beijing, making most metropolitans around China reachable within 1 – 8 hours. One hour transit circles cover Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Qinghuangdao, Zhangjiakou and Chengde; two ... Read More>>
The Beijing suburb Miyun has set up its first batch of five government funded bicycle bases, which are oriented towards tourists and free of charge. The bases provide 150 mountain bikes and double “lovers” tandem bicycles. Tourists can rent the ... Read More>>
The northern part of Beijing's Olympic Forest will open its doors to visitors absolutely free of charge for the first time, as part of the National Day celebrations. On the occasion, city residents and visitors from both outside the city and country will be ... Read More>>
With each restaurant possessing its own individual theme and authentic flavors from Taiwan’s aborigines, Taiwan Street, located in Shijingshan district by Diaosu Park, will welcome its first guests in October of this year. The street is 500 meters ... Read More>>
Global Entertainment City, the first big circus-themed entertainment center in Beijing, is under construction in Fengtai District. In the span of a year, the the first stage of the Global Entertainment City will be finished and it will become the first ... Read More>>
Passengers on Beijing subway Line 4 will be able to watch live TV programs, like football matches and big evening entertainment shows, on the screen ins both the subway trains and the stations. A Passenger Information System (PIS) is being installed on the ... Read More>>
Construction on the Jingzhang inter-city railway will begin in August and construction on the Jingtang inter-city rail is expected to start around October 1st. They are expected to be completed in three to four years. The Jingzhang inter-city railway will ... Read More>>
On July 27th, Black Bamboo Park Lotus Cultural Festival was opened. Visitors could view the lotuses from boat rides through a meandering 800 meters long course that was opened up in the Lotus Lake, as traditional boatmen, baiyangdian, rowed them into a ... Read More>>
IKEA has chosen to open its newest Asia flagship in Beijing’s Daxing District and plans to invest as much as 3 billion RMB in the store. The Swedish furniture giant managed to obtain 300,000 square meters in the Xihongmen business district near the ... Read More>>
Beijing made an announcement that the tickets for several scenic spots in Beijing are being increased by 10 to 20 RMB. The tickets for Tanzhe Temple have increased from the original 35 RMB to 55 RMB per person. Tickets for Miaofeng Mountain have increased ... Read More>>
The Ancient temple park is located in Wangsiying area, southeast of Chaoyang District of Beijing and has an area of 55.7 hectares. This park is named after a Buddhist temple built in 1538 of the Ming Dynasty in it, which is a municipal heritage. There are ... Read More>>
The 24th World Magic General Assembly will take place in Beijing from Jul 26th to 31st. There will be more than 2000 magicians, Magic prop makers as well as magic lovers from all over the world taking part in this assembly, known as the Olympics of the ... Read More>>
On July 12th, Old Beijing Street, located at No. 277 Wangfujing Street, was opened officially. In this street, tanghulu (candied haw on a stick) are for sale, vendors spin dolls out of melted sugar or clay, and you can witness a Kongzhu show and the unique ... Read More>>
During July 3rd to August 23rd, National Grand Theater is holding the activity called Going to a Palace of Art: Experience Refined Art in the National Grand Theater this summer. During this period, besides the splendor of the magnificent architecture of the ... Read More>>
The warm-up pool of the Water Cube opened on Jun 20th to the public and has been extremely popular with citizens. The number of tourists per day increased to six or seven hundred from the previous two or three hundred. Considering that the summer holiday ... Read More>>