Travel


Fascinating Fuzhou Road sticks to its historical roots

FUZHOU Road runs parallel to Nanjing, Jiujiang and Hankou roads. It was paved in the 1850s shortly after Shanghai opened as a treaty port in 1843. It was initially named Mission Road after a nearby London ...

November 9, 2024, Saturday


BEHIND CHINA’S GROWING APPEAL TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS

JIN Yeong-deg, a 72-year-old man from South Korea, opened his Korean payment app Kakao Pay and showed the QR code to the cashier. Within seconds, the scan was complete, and he successfully purchased his ...

July 27, 2024, Saturday


Yixing — teaware not the only draw in the ‘capital of pottery’

WHEN one thinks of China’s greatest export, one thinks of tea. Yet, how can good tea be had without good teaware? And when one thinks of China’s greatest teaware, one thinks of those from Jingdezhen ...

March 2, 2024, Saturday


Jiuzhai Valley returns, better than ever

FOUR years after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake, Jiuzhai Valley in southwestern Sichuan Province is ready to move on. Now with the comeback of colorful lakes, grand waterfalls and snow mountains, 12 new spots ...

October 16, 2021, Saturday


Meme gem is home to classic clothing, coffins, ancient tomb

Ye Shijiu, a 26-year-old art teacher, likes to buy traditional Chinese garments known as hanfu. Though her wardrobe was full of them, she had no idea where they were made. Enter the digital age, where ...

June 5, 2021, Saturday


Experience centers breathe new life into traditional art

JIANG Peilan teaches visitors how to make traditional Chinese calligraphy brushes at a popular tourist attraction in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Jiang, in her 50s, is an expert in ...

June 5, 2021, Saturday


‘Red tourism’ popular with younger people

“Red tourism” is gaining popularity among young people with Jiaxing, Yan’an, Zunyi, Zaozhuang and Xuzhou among some of the most popular destinations. Travel review website Mafengwo revealed the search ...

July 17, 2019, Wednesday


Foreigners support hotel ban on disposable items

A total of 81.5 percent of tourists outside Shanghai support new domestic garbage management regulations, which ban hotels in the city providing disposable items such as toothbrushes, combs, bath scrub ...

July 17, 2019, Wednesday


Chenshan Garden to host 15 summer camps for kids

The Chenshan Botanical Garden in Songjiang District will host 15 camps this summer, allowing children to get close to nature. These include science classes, 4D movies about plants, games and greenhouse ...

July 17, 2019, Wednesday


Four new members added to the ‘Tea Road’ alliance

Four new members, including Novosibirskaya and Sverdlovsk of Russia, have joined the “Tea Road” International Tourism Alliance, bringing the total number of alliance members to 20. The “Tea Road,” a prosperous ...

July 17, 2019, Wednesday




 

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