China Travel Blog

Beijing will start a 72-hour visa-free stay policy for citizens of 45 countries in 2013 to boost tourism, Beijing municipal government announced on December 5.From Jan. 1, 2013, foreigners from 45 countries, landing in Beijing but destined for other countries, can hold third country visas and plane tickets to apply for a transit without visa (TWOV), at Beijing Capital International Airport. They ...

Every year, more than 1,000 swans would fly to a wetland beside the Qinghai Lake in northwest China's Qinghai Province for wintering. This photo, taken on November 27, 2012 by Xinhuanet.com, shows that swans swim in Qinghai Lake, making it a beautiful "swan lake". Qinghai Lake, covering an area of 4,402.5 square kilometres, is the largest inland saltwater lake in China. It is home to 189 sp ...

Located south of Suzhou city enter in the midst of the river and canal network, the town has many canals, bridges, water gardens, every house is by the water so boats can go right up to them. The main scenic spots are the Retreat and Reflection Garden, the Gan Le Hall, the San Xie Hall, and the Jia Ying Hall. There is also a popular personal garden called the Quiet Thinking Garden that was built ...

Yangshuo is a good place to do some souvenir shopping. Good buys include silk jackets, hand-painted T-shirts, scroll paintings, fans and batiks (from Guizhou). Name chops cost￥10 to ￥ 60 on average. Everything on sale should be bargained for. The paintings available in Yangshuo, for example, are generally poor quality (even if you think they look good) and a starting price of ￥150 can easily ...

On 11-13 October 2012, the 6th UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook was successfully convened in Guilin. The forum was jointly organized by the Toursim Organization (UNWTO) and the Pacific Asian Travel Association (PATA), hosted by Guilin Municipal Government and in collaboration with Hong Kong Polytechnic University. This year's forum was themed around collaboration and partnership i ...

 These tombs are in Yixian County, 110 km south-west of Beijing. If you didn’t see enough of Dingling, Yuling, Deling, well, there’s always Tailing, Changling, Chongling and Muling – the latter four being part of Xiling. The tomb area is vast and houses the corpses of the emperors, empresses and other members and hangers-on of the royal family. The tomb of Emperor Guangxu (Chongling) has ...

The Exotic Street in Binwang Commercial & Trade Area of Yiwu City is an amazing place. It will make you feel you are abroad if you are a Chinese or at home when you are from outside China. Wandering on the street, you can choose to have French dish, Russian Cuisine, Arabic flavor, Japanese sushi, Brazil barbeque, American steak... Several dozen of foreign restaurants from different countries ...