Culture & Life
Culture & Life
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China Starts "Toilet Revolution" at Tourist Sites
Nov 3, 2015China will launch a "toilet revolution" at tourist sites across the country this year to make the notorious facilities cleaner and more regulated, tourism authorities said on Thursday. China will spend three years to improve the toilets ...
Tags: "Toilet Revolution", Tourist Sites
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Chinese Art Festival Debut in New York at Lunar New Year
Nov 3, 2015According to the MCPRC (Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China), a series of cultural events on the theme, "Fantastic Art China", will make their debut as the national brand in the Big Apple in 2015. Sponsored by the MCPRC ...
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Australian Flag Carrier Qantas Named World's Safest Airline
Nov 3, 2015Australian flag carrier Qantas has been named the world's safest airline in a report published by AirlineRatings.com on Wednesday. Using a system that takes into account audits from aviation governing bodies and governments, as well as ...
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China's Largest Imperial Garden Launches Tourist APP
Nov 3, 2015Beijing's Summer Palace, China's largest imperial garden, now has a smart phone app, which was released Tuesday. The app profiles 112 of the garden's popular areas and maps them using GPS, said a Summer Palace manager. The app is free to ...
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Giuseppe Castiglione Show to Mark Palace Museum's 90th Anniversary
Nov 3, 2015This year marks the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Palace Museum. Fung Ming-chu, the Taipei Palace Museum director, revealed that her organization will hold a series of celebrations with the Palace Museum in Beijing. ...
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Hundred-Meter Long Peony Painting Set New World Record in Luoyang
Nov 3, 2015Hundred-meter Long Peony Painting Set New World Record in Luoyang. It took Qiu Shilou about 10 years to finish the Chinese traditional realistic painting Ode to the Peony. This painting has just hit the world record as world's longest ...
Tags: Peony Painting, New World Record
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1st 24hr Self-Service Library Debut in Luoyang
Nov 3, 2015The first 24-hour self-service library in Luoyang was put into trial operation on January 7th. This special library is located in the West Kaixuan road,in front of the municipal library. This self-service library was introduced by the ...
Tags: self-service library, Luoyang, electronic domestic newspapers
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6-Day NE China Tour Route
Nov 3, 2015If you love a crystalline world that's covered with snow and ice, you won't want to miss a magic journey to northeast China this winter. Day 1: Harbin Ice & Snow World Being the famous "Ice City" in northeastern China, Harbin attracts ...
Tags: 6-Day, NE China Tour Route, snow, ice
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Special New Year Stamps Issued in Luoyang
Nov 3, 2015A special New Year stamp was released at the Taipingmingde primary school in Luoyang on January 10th. China Post issued this set of stamps with a face value of 1.2 RMB. AR-3D Animation technique was applied to these stamps. We can ...
Tags: A special New Year stamp, school, Post
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Palace Museum Planning to Cap Number of Visitors
Nov 3, 2015The Palace Museum in Beijing unveiled a plan on Tuesday to control the number of visitors after dealing with overwhelming crowds for years. According to Shan Jixiang, director of the museum, the draft plan sets an upper limit for daily ...
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Major Plan Underway to Attract Inbound Tourists
Nov 3, 2015Asian giant gears up to pull out all stops to halt the fall in inbound tourism, Yang Feiyue reports. China will step up efforts to reverse the decline in the number of inbound tourists. A total of 33,500 modern public restrooms will be ...
Tags: Inbound Tourists, International language, Chinese cultural
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Oracle Bone Wristwatch Unveiled in Luoyang
Nov 3, 2015China's cutting-edge watch brand Zhang Dao released it's new products at a media press on January 10th. These watches integrate various Silk Road elements such as tri-color glaze and oracle bone inscriptions. Kong Xiangxing, president ...
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"Happy Chinese New Year, Charming Beijing" Event Opens in Beverly Hills
Nov 3, 2015With the approaching of the year of the sheep in the Chinese lunar calendar, the "Happy Chinese New Year, Charming Beijing" event will kick off at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on the afternoon of February1, 2015(local time). The ...
Tags: "Happy Chinese New Year, Charming Beijing", Beverly Hills
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Ten Characteristic Streets in Beijing
Nov 3, 20151. Liulichang Street Location: South Xinhua Street, Hepingmenwai, Xuanwu District, Beijing. Liulichang Street of Chinese Culture is a 750 meter long collection of all kinds of Calligraphy, art, antiques and paintings that China has to ...
Tags: Characteristic Streets, Beijing
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Shanghai Disney Resort Will Open in The Spring of 2016
Nov 3, 2015Shanghai Disney Resort will open in the spring of next year. Disney's Chief Executive Robert Iger says major construction work will be completed by the end of this year. The park was initially scheduled to open later this year, but a ...
