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Zhuhai Hosts Second Leg of Touring Car Championship on June 3
May 24, 2012
Zhuhai Hosts Second Leg of Touring Car Championship on June 3

The 2012 China Touring Car Championship (CTCC) will be held at the Zhuhai International Circuit on June 3. Following the first race that ended in Shanghai on April 29, the CTCC’s second race moves to Zhuhai, where China motor sports culture originated. Among the anticipated highlights of the race is Chang’an Ford’s fight to retain the upper hand, with Beijing Hyundai aspiring to a third consecutive win in the Zhuanghai race. Website: http://www.ctcc.com.cn/en/index.aspx... Read more>>

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What Do You Do? “Strange” Jobs in China

What Do You Do? “Strange” Jobs in China

May 26, 2012 Comments (1)
What happens when a population of 1.3 billion people collides with the need to perpetually fuel a success-driven economy? Coming to China, one is quickly aware of the redundant or peculiar nature of employment. Here are five strange jobs common in... Read More>>

China Media

Get Connected: Why Are Foreign Dignitaries Increasingly Turning to Weibo?

Get Connected: Why Are Foreign Dignitaries Increasingly Turning to Weibo?

May 23, 2012 Comments (2)
From IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde wishing to former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, these days, it seems that foreign dignitaries are increasingly turning to China's Weibo (microblogging) platform to better connect with Chinese... Read More>>
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History of Zhuhai
History of Zhuhai

Zhuhai may feel like a new city, but the area has been inhabited for four or five thousand years, since the Neolithic Age. The settlement remained small, but began to make its mark between the Han and Tang dynasties, when the island ports became useful stopovers on the ''Maritime Silk Road'' of China. It was during this time, in the Tang Dynasty, when the town was officially established, and named Xiangshan, which later came to include the four...Read more>>

Zhuhai Transport - Introduction
Zhuhai Transport - Introduction

Reaching Zhuhai is easy for international visitors, thanks to its close proximity to Macau and Hong Kong from where Zhuhai is easily reached by air, sea and road. Internal flights to all major cities in China fly daily from the Zhuhai Sanzao Airport, and trunk roads including the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and the South China Coastal Expressway snake out from Zhuhai leading across China. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge provides an easy route...Read more>>