On Mar. 15th, boats in Summer Palace, Beihai Park and Taoranting Park were available for visitors. The boats in Zizhuyuan Park, Yuyuantan Park, Zhongshan Park and Lianhuachi Park are to be available for visitors in the same week. Read More>>
Starting Mar. 19th, Hainan Airlines will open direct flights from Beijing to Moscow, departing from Beijing at 15:15 and returning from Moscow at 20:35 every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. After Mar. 29th, the schedule will be changed to departures from ... Read More>>
A Chinese-Italian dictionary with 100,000 headwords, jointly compiled by an Italian professor and a Chinese professor, has been published in Rome and is expected to serve as a cultural bridge between the two countries. The "Grande Dizionario ... Read More>>
There was a Tsinghua academy hall in Tsinghua University when it was founded in 1911. Before its 100th anniversary, a new Tsinghua academy hall combined with traditional and modern styles will be completed. After completion, it will become an international ... Read More>>
The 2009 Indian Tourism Year which will last for 9 months will start in April. More special offers are provided by India. Visitors who buy a full-price air ticket to India can get one free ticket. During traveling in India, visitors can also enjoy free ... Read More>>
Suzhou Tourism Bureau announced they canceled their plan to issue tourism coupons in Beijing Wangfujing and it will be changed to lucky draws beginning by the end of March. Please log in www.visitbeijing.com.cnon Mar. 25th or around for more information. Read More>>
"Pick your own" farms -- where you can go and pick fresh fruit right off the bush, usually at a discount rate -- are a cult phenomenon of sorts. It's one of those things that people go crazy for, or else they've never heard of. *Tips on How to ... Read More>>
Chinese movie director Zhang Yimou, who dazzled the world with his Beijing Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, said Tuesday he is planning a movie to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China. Zhang told Xinhua he may also consent to ... Read More>>
“Changchun Garden Food Street”, located at the west gate of Peking University, has filled the blank in the dining cluster in the Zhongguancun circle. With the length of 200 meters, the street has scores of restaurants serving varieties of food ... Read More>>
Three intercity railways including Beijing-Zhangjiakou, Beijing-Tangshan and Beijing-Shenyang Express Rails are expected to be constructed within the year. Beijing-Tangshan and Beijing-Shenyang trains depart from Beijing East Station and Beijing-Zhangjiakou ... Read More>>
This will give children all over Beijing to try their hand at over 140 professions and careers, from being a doctor to working in a bank. Tickets will cost RMB 80 for adults and RMB 100 for children. Read More>>
A show of skin puppets will be held at the Yuanmingyuan from March 1st, telling both the story of the sacking of the Yuanmingyuan and the legends behind it. It is hoped that the original empress Cixi feel of the puppet stage will be revitalized by the ... Read More>>
As of January this local post offices will be selling tickets that include access to over 50 museums and attractions all over Beijing. A map of the museums is included with the tickets. Delivery is free within the 5th ring road. Hotline: 010-62213275, ... Read More>>
Until July this year the biggest small theatre cluster in Beijing is the Fanxing Playhouse in Xicheng District. However, the new pretender to the throne will be located on Xuanwumen Neidajie and covering only 5000 sq. meters and holding only 200 capacity ... Read More>>
Qugangao.com, a new Hong Kong and Macao travel service website, nicknamed "HK MC GO!", was launched on Tuesday in Beijing to better serve Beijing citizens who want to travel Hong Kong and Macao. China News Service reported that the website is ... Read More>>
launched its direct flight from Algiers to Beijing Sunday, with the Chinese ambassador among the passengers aboard the inaugural flight. The inaugural flight, with some 60 passengers aboard, took off at night from Algiers Airport and is expected to arrive ... Read More>>
Air China will resume its Beijing-Madrid-Sao Paulo service on March 29, 2009. Air China flight number CA907 will depart from Beijing Capital International Airport at 01:00 every Thursday and Sunday and arrive at Madrid Airport at 07:40 local time, then it ... Read More>>
After Apr. 1st 2009, all Z-trains on Beijing-Shanghai route will be canceled. Trains including Z7/8, Z13/14 and Z21/22 between Beijing and Shanghai, Z85/86 between Beijing and Suzhou, Z41/42 between Tianjin and Shanghai as well as Z49/50 between Beijing and ... Read More>>
On Jun. 1st 2009, the beach-theme amusement park in Chaoyang Park transformed from the Olympic beach volleyball venue will open to visitors. In the 20,000-sq.m sand playground, the most unique is the 3,000-sq.m air film hall, which will be mostly used for ... Read More>>
In 2009, Beijing Happy Valley will start the construction of its second phase. The 40,000-sq.m parking lot at the east side of the site will be knocked down and the area will be turned into a large-scale indoor amusement hall integrated with dining, ... Read More>>
A 600-hectare ecological tourism culture area will be built in the Chaoyang section of Wenyu River. Wenyu River, at 47.5km in length, is located in the northeast of Beijing and the only river originating in Beijing. In the future, the 600-hectare Wenyu ... Read More>>
With the end of Spring Festival comes a sad farewell to skiing opportunities in Beijing. With the weather (in theory at least) getting warmer, the end of February will see ski resorts starting to shut down. As Spring Festival came relatively early this ... Read More>>
As of Feb 12th the time limitations on buying train tickets out of Beijing were altered. Tickets for trains starting in code letter ‘D’ and ‘Z’ can now be purchased up to 20 days in advance. Normal ‘T’ and ... Read More>>
Located 1500 meters north of the Bird’s Nest is the new Technology Exhibition Hall of China. Due to be opened in time for the peak tourist season around the National October holiday, it has a floor space of 102,800 square meters and cost just over RMB... Read More>>