Starting May 2009, the National Stadium will offer its first commercial performance. There will be thrilling daylight performances and night performances of theater and more. The current RMB 50 ticket will increase by then. Read More>>
Now the Bird's Nest is under refurbishments. After completion, there will be ring-shaped Olympic-themed restaurants on the third floor. Various video and object materials will be exhibited. Read More>>
For those who abandoned travel plans during the Lunar New Year holiday, the coming Valentine's Day might be a good time to spend time with loved ones. A city neighboring Shenzhen, Zhuhai could be a romantic destination with easy access for lovers in ... Read More>>
The palace gate of Changchun Garden in the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan Park) will open in May Day of 2009. Now the main project of Changchun Garden and palace gate of Changchun Garden have been completed and the whole renovation of Changchun Garden will ... Read More>>
The Olympic beach volleyball arena in Chaoyang Park to be renovated has 12, 000 seats and a total area of 10,000 sqm. After renovation, the main venue will become a stadium with full functions, which can hold both beach volleyball matches and also beach ... Read More>>
Brilliant sunshine, soft beach and passionate dance and song…A sand beach song and dance show jointly produced by Chaoyang Park and CCTV. The Same Song will come into being in 2009. The show is temporarily called “365 Sunshine Beach ... Read More>>
Beijing Universal Studio Park will settle in east of Beijing as the 2009 highlight project of Beijing. Subway Batong will open branch line to the park, from Tuqiao Stop to Beijing Universal Studio Park near Xiaotaihou River with the total length of 1600 ... Read More>>
As the only subway line that can open for traffic in 2009, Subway Line 4, will be fully completed by the end of April and in test run starting in September. Read More>>
In 2009's May Day, 19 suburb parks in Beijing will open to visitors for free, making the suburb parks with free entry increased to 34. In 2009, ten suburb parks will be built in Chaoyang District, Haidian District, Fengtai District, Changping District and ... Read More>>
An upscale swimming club will be set up in the north section of the National Aquatics Center in Beijing. The aquatics center, which is known as the Water Cube, will be divided into four sections: – a swimming club, a swimming pool for international ... Read More>>
2009 saw the release of the China Millennium Monument “through-ticket” to Beijing museums on Jan. 22nd 2009. The through ticket involves 49 museums and scenic spots in 5 categories which still charge admission fees, including free preferences ... Read More>>
Artifacts from Beijing's Palace Museum and Taipei's "National Palace Museum" are on course to be displayed together after nearly six decades of separation. The 43-year-old Taipei museum, which has 650,000 pieces of antiques moved from the Palace ... Read More>>
A carnival theme park seated northeast to the National Stadium known as the "bird's nest" is under construction in Beijing, China's capital. The park is planned to open during the Spring Festival holiday, which began on Jan. 26 this year, while ... Read More>>
Beijing had more than 3.5 million registered vehicles by the end of 2008. The municipal government was thinking of charging emission fees in accordance with air displacement of vehicle engines and respective emission standards. However, a public hearing ... Read More>>
Citic Group said it would build the National Stadium into an entertainment and shopping center in three to five years, while seeking to hold more sports games and cultural performances. The "Bird's Nest" will continue to develop tourism as its ... Read More>>
The government plans to rebuild or restore 12 churches, mosques and temples in Beijing. The move is aimed at giving Christians, both Catholics and Protestant, as well as Muslims, Buddhists and Daoists better access to places of worship. The foundation for ... Read More>>
(1) The first “Spring Festival-welcoming Party” will be held in Yuyuantan Park (47 Sanlihe Lu, Xicheng District, Beijing) on Jan 10th to Jan. 30th 2009. (2) Imperial Performance at the Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven Summer Palace and ... Read More>>
New rules went into effect Monday requiring people traveling to the U.S. under the visa waiver program to register online in advance, instead of filling out paper forms in flight or at the airport. The new program, designed to improve U.S. security, has ... Read More>>
China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping told Xinhua Thursday of its plans to create a three-dimensional digital version of the surviving sections of the Great Wall. Details of the total accurate length of the surviving sections will be announced ... Read More>>
During spring festival, 30,000 tickets for the scenic spots of Beijing will be given to visitors for free and tickets of hundreds of main scenic spots will be 20 to 40% off. 1. 30,000 tickets for scenic spots will be given to visitors for free, including ... Read More>>
Chun Yun (transportation during spring festival) began Jan 11, 2009. In order to satisfy the ticket purchasing needs of passengers at night, Beijing railway stations have increased the number of ticketing windows at night and opened 24 hour a day windows. Read More>>
Trams started their maiden journey at nine a.m. on January 1st in Qianmen and each day from 9am to 9pm, visitors can ride on them. The ticket for students with student cards, the elderly 65 and above with certification is RMB 10 one-way. Children shorter ... Read More>>
The new Beijing North Railway Station has six floors above ground and two floors underground. Besides the waiting area on the first floor, passengers can also go through the two underground passages to first floor underground which has a larger area than ... Read More>>
On Jan 4, 2009, a 23,000 sq.m ice arena was open for operation inside Olympic Sports Center. This natural ice arena is the largest ice arena in North Beijing. The lake surface is divided into three parts: skating area, ice wagon area, and ice hockey area. ... Read More>>