Shadow plays are a folk art originated in rural areas of northwest China's Gansu, Shannxi and Ningxia provinces. Such art was popular between 14th and 19th Century, which is the Ming and Qing Dynasty details >>
Occupying 153.8 acres alongside the Charles, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) provides an intellectual counterweight to the otherwise working-class character of East Cambridge. Originally details >>
Founded on the ruins of the glittering Aztec capital, Tenochtitan, Mexico City today is a study in startling contrasts. The "City of Palaces" is home to staggering wealth and unspeakable poverty. The details >>
MADRID, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai said Thursday he expected China to become the world's largest tourism destination within five to seven y details >>
Photo taken on Jan. 19, 2011 shows the snow scenery of the West Lake, a famous scenic spot in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. A snowfall moving through Hangzhou City has dropped details >>
Pingyao in north China's Shanxi province boasts China's best preserved architectures dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) [File Photo/CFP] A view of the Xixi Wetland Park in Hangzhou, Zhejia details >>
BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- China earned 1.55 trillion yuan (234.8 billion U.S. dollars) in tourism revenues last year, an increase of 20 percent year on year, as the industry rid itself of the shado details >>
BEIJING - A record 56 million mainland tourists traveled overseas last year, Shao Qiwei, head of the China National Tourism Administration, said on Wednesday. That number is 2 million more than an ear details >>
Photo courtesy of Voyage Photo courtesy of Voyage Photo courtesy of VoyageWe set off from Pai Village, known as the springboard of the harsh trek to our destination: Motuo (Metok), the remotest count details >>
LHASA, Jan.14 (Xinhua) -- Tibet plans to attract 15 million tourists in 2015, generating some 16 billion yuan (2.4 billion U.S. dollars), according to local tourism bureau.To achieve this goal, the au details >>
The northwestern Sichuan Plateau is noted for its picturesque natural beauty. One of its best scenic areas is Jiuzhaigou, or Jiuzhai Valley, located in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture details >>
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)+3 (China, Japan and South Korea) tourism officials met here Sunday for promoting tourism cooperation."The meeting is details >>
This Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 photo shows a view of Grant Street in Chinatown in San Francisco. Although many of the original inhabitants have moved out to other areas of the city as well as suburbs, t details >>
Carriages carrying tourists are seen on the frozen Songhua River during the sunset in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 17, 2011. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei) A carriage carr details >>
(Photo: english.cri.cn) (Photo: english.cri.cn) (Photo: english.cri.cn) (Photo: english.cri.cn) (Photo: english.cri.cn)BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Kanas Lake, located in the valley of the Altai, details >>
MOSCOW, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Despite Russia's planned acceleration of procedures enabling visa-free travels with the European Union (EU), Brussels remained cool over Moscow's offer of easing visa rules details >>
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BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tourists made a total of 57.39 million outbound trips in 2010, up 20.4 percent on the previous year, China's tourism authorities said on Tuesday.Inbound trips mad details >>
MADRID, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- A senior official with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said here Tuesday the developing world was leading the recovery in world tourism.Speaking in an details >>
Villagers perform a lion dance for the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Feb 3 this year, in Hongxingqiao township, East China's Zhejiang province, Jan 5, 2011. [Photo/Xinhu details >>
Cooks of Quanjude Restaurant show a molecule dish in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 6, 2011. Quanjude, a famous roast duck restaurant released molecule dishes on Thursday. Molecular gastronomy can pr details >>
A woman makes Chinese Knots in Yinan County, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 7, 2011, for the sales season of the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Du Yubao) Workers make Chinese Knots details >>
A local folk dancing team perform at a site of Chinese Baroque style building in Daowai District of Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, during a tourist activity on Jan. 7, 20 details >>
A staff member tries the bed at a "capsule inn" in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 6, 2010. Xinhua/Fan Xiaoming A staff member tidies the blankets at a "capsule inn" in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 6, 2010. details >>
Tourists play with two tiger models during Yuanmingyuan Imperial Ice and Snow Festival held in Yuanmingyuan, a summer resort garden for the emperors of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), in Beijing, capit details >>
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