Culture & Life
Culture & Life
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The First Hotel JEN in Mainland China
Nov 3, 2015Rebranding on March 4th as Hotel Jen Upper East Beijing, Traders Hotel Upper East Beijing marks the first property in mainland China to adopt the new Hotel Jen brand by Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Catering to a new ...
Tags: Hotel JEN, Rebranding, mainland China
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China's Belt and Road Initiatives Not Solo, But Symphony
Nov 3, 2015China's Belt and Road initiatives are not its "solo," but a "symphony" of all relevant parties, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday. The vision of the initiatives is common development, and the goal is win-win progress through ...
Tags: Belt and Road, inclusive cooperation, exchange, commerce
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Longmen Grottoes Goes to Berlin
Nov 3, 2015China's Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang were presented at the very distant location of Berlin, Germany. The 49th Berlin International Tourism Fair included the grottoes, presented by the National Tourism Administration as an important piece of ...
Tags: Longmen Grottoes, Berlin, Luoyang's tourism
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Daoism, Death and Redemption at Dongyue Temple
Nov 3, 2015The Yonghegong Lama Temple generally gets the hype from visitors in the capital, but the older Dongyue Temple is also in downtown Beijing, offering a surprisingly tranquil environment is home to some incredible buddha statues, as well as ...
Tags: Dongyue Temple, statues, Daoist
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Chinese Buy Islands in Fiji,Greece, Canada on Taobao
Nov 3, 2015Four islands in Fiji, Greece, the United Kingdom and Canada were put up for auction on China's largest online shopping platform Taobao, with three of them sold within 12 hours. Any Chinese citizen who put up a 1,000 yuan ($159) deposit ...
Tags: Islands, Taobao, Wealthy Chinese, ownership
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Beijing's 2015 Lantern Festival Shines, Doesn't Dazzle
Nov 3, 2015A full moon blazed in the sky, signifying the Lantern Festival across China. Particularly for this festival, lanterns break out of the typical round and red mold, taking on shapes limited only by the imagination. At Bejing's Olympic ...
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Beijing Promotes Winter Olympics in Helsinki and Tallinn
Nov 3, 2015A series of events for celebrating Chinese New Year and introducing Beijing's bid regarding 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in Helsinki on February 18th. Yu Qingtai, China's ambassador to Finland; Jussi Pajunen, mayor of Helsinki; and Chen ...
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'2nd Wave' of Chinese Tourism Attracts Global Attention
Nov 3, 2015The world's biggest tourism trade fair opened to visitors last week with a workshop on Chinese outbound tourism in Berlin. The discussion at the International Tourismus-Boerse focused on China's "second wave" of outbound tourists, and ...
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Goose Feather Swoops Through Beijing
Nov 3, 2015A corseted Naomi Steinberg stands before her audience perched curiously on one foot, nose jutting forwards. She honks a couple times to inform people that she is indeed the goose referred to in the name of her show, Goose Feather. A few ...
Tags: performers, Steinberg, goose character
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Working Holiday Craze Grows Bigger in China
Nov 3, 2015New Zealand is expecting strong demand for its 2015-16 Working Holiday plan for Chinese citizens, which opens for application on May 19, according to the country's immigration office. The Immigration New Zealand website crashed last year ...
Tags: New Zealand, working holiday, visas
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Luoyang Student Named as Kyoto Honorary Goodwill Ambassador
Nov 3, 2015At a local cultural event, Chen Xiyao (R) poses for a picture with Latvian Dana (L) and Yamada (M),magistrate of Kyoto county. Chen Xiyao, a student from Luoyang recently received a pleasant surprise to be named the Kyoto honorary ...
Tags: Chen Xiyao, honorary goodwill ambassador, cultural exchange
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Beijing Ski Resorts
Nov 3, 2015Beijing Huaibei International Ski Resort is located at Huaibei Town, Huairou District, near the site of 2014 APEC summit. As the only ski resort in Beijing surrounded by the Great Wall on its three sides, Huaibei International Ski Resort ...
Tags: Ski Resorts, Beijing
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JUE Opens with a Bang, a Blip and a Buzz
Oct 30, 2015The crowd at Atou Studio was abuzz with Beijing's art and media types to kick off the JUE music and arts festival. The warm and low key gig was billed as an art exhibit, showcasing just four pieces of sonic-themed art. "We wanted to create ...
Tags: JUE music, arts festival
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China Dominates Asia's Best Restaurants List
Oct 30, 2015China claimed more spots than any other country in the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards for 2015, with 16 eateries on the list, including Shanghai's Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet at No 3. The event was supported by the Singapore Tourism ...
Tags: Restaurants
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Beijing's Olympic Winter Games Bid Puts Focus on Frugality
Oct 30, 2015The joint bid by Beijing and Zhangjiakou to stage the 2022 Olympic Winter Games is based on ideas of sustainability and frugality and places athletes center stage, according to the capital's mayor. "Holding the games in a frugal way is ...
