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LONDON - Britain has been designated the worst place to live in Europe, compared with nine other major countries, despite the fact that Brits earn by far the highest wages. Life in sun-soaked Spain...  Detail

NEW YORK - Looking for romance? Head to Honolulu. But if you are single, like live music, boutique hotels and want a wild weekend, New Orleans is the city to visit. In its latest survey of America's...  Detail

LONDON - Beetles, butterflies, plants and other insects from the top of the world to its tip star alongside the scientists who study them in the new Darwin Center at London's Natural History...  Detail

MARRAKESH, Morocco - Marrakesh's Mamounia hotel opened its doors on Tuesday after a three-year facelift aimed at fending off rival establishments trying to lure its free-spending guests. None of them...  Detail

THE longest-ever National Day holiday wrapped up yesterday with Shanghai's tourism and retail markets reporting a major boom. The city welcomed about 5.8 million tourists during the eight-day...  Detail

I awoke from a light sleep sprawled across five seats in the Shacheng railway station, unwashed, still tired, and slightly grumpy. We arrived in Shacheng late the previous evening and after several...  Detail

The 2009 Daxishan Tourism and Mountain Climbing Festival was held on Saturday at Daxishan (the Great West Mountain) in Beijing's Haidian district. Sponsored by Haidian's government and the Beijing...  Detail

SAN FRANCISCO – Walt Disney's relatives greeted the first wave of visitors as a new museum designed to showcase the personal world of the legendary animator opened Thursday. "Walt Disney...  Detail

An innovation for the Sixth China International Food and Tour Festival will be its first online expo since the event was founded in 2003, said Mao Zhixiong, secretary general and spokesman for the...  Detail

Beijing Tourism Group (BTG), established in February 1998, is a leading State-owned tourism enterprise based in Beijing. It has successfully implemented a number of high profile events, including...  Detail

China Red Sandalwood Museum, the nation's first and largest private museum, will send a selection of its treasured red sandalwood furniture and sculptures for display at Taipei 101, the financial...  Detail

Yan Shaomei is working in the small orchard. Across the narrow but paved country road is a two-story house of 300-400 sq m with a large front yard and, tucked to one side, a few fruit trees under...  Detail

"I can hear weeping and howling at night - the voices of women and children coming from the bottom of the ravine," Liu Yuanguang says, pointing to a cliff from a protruded vista point. A few steps...  Detail

To commemorate the greatest thinker and educator of China, the 2009 China (Qufu) International Confucius Cultural Festival will be held from September 27 to 30 in Qufu, a city in southwest Shandong...  Detail

Opening Ceremony of 2009 China (Qufu) International Confucius Cultural Festival and award ceremonies of "The Confucius Prize for Literacy," "The Confucius Prize for Culture" and "The Confucius Prize...  Detail

Why China? In my case, it all began with an executive posting in Hong Kong for Asia Pacific including China when I was with ABB. My fascination with Mainland grew over the years. Some of it was just...  Detail

COLLECTIONS of artifacts from Chinese emperors are set for a reunion across the Taiwan Strait after being separated during the civil war six decades ago. Deputy Director of the Palace Museum in...  Detail

RAILWAY authorities reminded passengers that train tickets are in short supply as the eight-day National Day holiday approaches. Tickets to cities like Beijing are extremely popular, but there are...  Detail

THE blue-black sky over Chongming Dongping National Forest Park was spangled with multicolored fireworks and the air was filled with classical music and Chinese folk songs. That marked the start of...  Detail

Most guests arrive at Grand Hyatt Beijing along the driveway that winds to the back street. A really dramatic entrance, if it can be arranged, is to disembark at the curb of Chang'an Avenue and...  Detail

It was one of those chance moments. We were all huddled around the campfire when a shooting star seared the sky in its rapid sprint across the heavens, leaving behind it a scar of glowing dust that...  Detail

The Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi is prioritizing China as a key market following news that the United Arab Emirates (UAE), that includes Abu Dhabi, is to be accorded Approved Destination Status. The Abu...  Detail

Disney doesn't Mickey Mouse around when it comes to self-promotion. And its inaugural expo promoting the company's philosophy and products to an enthusiastic public is just one more sign of...  Detail

Jean Marcotte is following a "crazy" idea to bicycle 15,000-km across Asia and said Beijing is an unforgettable city, with plenty of helpful locals willing to help a lost foreigner. The 56 years old...  Detail

Eastern China's largest amusement park and an underground luxury hotel are just some of the reasons tourists are expected to flock to the pristine landscape of suburban Songjiang this...  Detail

Several dozen people clutch plastic bags as they dance furiously to blatting techno on the beach near Changsha port in Jiangsu province's Nantong city. The vibrations created by the stomping of so...  Detail

Nowhere else inspires one with the poetic feeling that Xiaoxiang does, wrote Lu You (1125-1210), a renowned poet in the Song Dynasty. Today Xiaoxiang in central China is named Hunan province. It...  Detail

Hunan Tourist Service Center Total investment: 1.01 billion yuan Project location: Changsha Overall development of Jinggang and Huitang, towns with distinct tourism appeal Total investment: 5.888...  Detail

If being pampered is your idea of the perfect vacation, an increasing number of hotels are catering for you. Online travel guide book publisher and hotel booking service LUXE City Guides Hotel &...  Detail

With the upcoming English Premier League, the Manchester Food and Drink Festival, the World Snow Festival and the International Snow Sculpture Contest in Switzerland, British Airways is offering its...  Detail