China Travel News

Lin Miaoke might be only 9 years old, but she is already well on her way to becoming a star, thanks to her heartwarming performance of Ode to the Motherland at Friday's opening ceremony for the...  Detail

Prince Gong's mansion, Beijing's largest and best preserved princely home, will open to the public on Aug. 20 after 2.5 years of renovation. The mansion is divided into a residential area and a...  Detail

Beijing's most famous dish is proving to be a hit with athletes in the Olympic Village, who do not even have to step out of the area to enjoy the treat. "I like the Peking Duck," said Cyrille...  Detail

Neil Kelsall, a young tour leader from Manchester in the United Kingdom, took nearly 20 tourists from Britain to the Chengdu Research Center for Giant Panda Breeding in the northern suburbs of this...  Detail

Entertainers perform around a scroll during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, 2008. The three-hour show at Beijing's iconic "Bird's Nest" National...  Detail

Fireworks explode over the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 8, 2008. A thundering display of fireworks...  Detail

HONG KONG -- The 2008 Beijing Olympic equestrian events kicked off Saturday morning in the Sha Tin Olympic Equestrian Venue of Hong Kong. German eventing rider Frank Ostholt shows his horse "Mr...  Detail

An Air China jetliner returned to Central Japan International Airport near Nagoya and four others were temporarily delayed at Japan's airports Friday after receiving a bomb threat, Japanese media...  Detail

China, whose capital Beijing is hosting the ongoing Olympic Games, is rich in historic and natural attractions,some of which have been recognized as world heritage. Here are some facts and figures...  Detail

Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway, China's first high speed rail line, has transported an average of 20,000 passengers daily since its Aug. 1 opening. On busy days, an average of 22,000 people took...  Detail

A baby with Chinese flag stickers on its face sits inside the Olympic Village at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 6, 2008. A babygirl with a heart-shaped Chinese flag stuck to her forehead sits...  Detail

The long-awaited express rail linking the Badaling Great Wall with downtown Beijing went into operation on Wednesday, cutting the journey time in half. The line S2 runs between Beijing North Railway...  Detail

Chinese archaeologists on Wednesday opened a 1,000-year-old steel case that was believed to contain Buddhist relics. A pagoda top wrapped in silk emerged after archaeologists removed two steel panels...  Detail

Visitors to Olympic venues in Beijing and the six other co-host cities can now locate information desks, entrances and restrooms on a 20-language website before they arrive. The maps, available at...  Detail

Northeast China's scenic forest and ski resort of Changbai Mountain was further opened to tourists on Sunday with the operation of a new airport. The first flight, by China Southern Airlines, took...  Detail

From August 1, all overseas tour groups to southwest China's Yunnan Province were requested by local authorities to report their detailed tourists information and tour schedules 24 hours before their...  Detail

Photo taken on August 2, 2008 shows a parterre featuring the logo of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Shugen) BEIJING, Aug. 3...  Detail

A waitress introduces food at a restaurant on Qianmen Street in Beijing, China, July 31, 2008. After a massive refurbishment lasting over one year, the Qianmen Street in the heart of the Chinese...  Detail

A boy performs at the National Peking Opera Theatre of China during a summer camp featuring Peking Opera in Beijing, China. Kids wait on the backstage at the National Peking Opera Theatre of China...  Detail

Niall Lawless, a chartered arbitrator and engineer from Ireland, has recently been enjoying himself in the Forbidden City, China's largest and most complete surviving palace. The trained volunteer...  Detail

Four giant panda cubs were born within 14 hours at a breeding center in southwest China, a mini baby boom for the rare animals, the Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday. Happy panda : Giant Panda Tai...  Detail

Handicrafts women of the Qiang ethnic group show their embroidering skills at the Jinsha Relics Museum in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 24, 2008. Sichuan launched a...  Detail

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has denied reports by Chinese media that retired Microsoft founder Bill Gates paid 100 million yuan ($17.4 million) for a rooftop courtyard overlooking the...  Detail

People walk past the Xidan Pailou, a decorated archway, at the new Xidan Cultural Square in Beijing, capital of China, July 23, 2008. The reconstructed Xidan Cultural Square was opened to the public...  Detail

"I know that people from China's Sichuan province like chili and rice, so our priority is to make sure every kid can have them everyday," said Vitaly Marzoev, director of the All-Russia Children's...  Detail

Zhou Yongkang (2nd R Front), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, inspects a police station in the Nanchizi Community...  Detail

China is to hold its first exhibition on traditional medicine of ethnic groups in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, in September. The exhibition is to display medical products made by...  Detail

Hotels in Beijing have cut their room rates 10 to 20 percent in a last-ditch effort to attract tourists before the opening of the Olympic Games next month. Olympic room prices in the average...  Detail

Hong Kong residents made 69.7 million trips to the mainland for business and personal purposes last year with total spending rising to 29.1 billion HK dollars (3.73 billion U.S. dollars), up 10.8...  Detail