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The Qiandao Lake

28 Oct 2009 06:13:31 GMT

The Fuchun River-Xin鈥檃n River-Qiandao Lake scenic area is a picturesque waterway. As long as 300 kilometers, it covers more than 1100 square kilometers. With numerous tourist attractions, its scenery is especially enchanting.

Shimei Bay--Hainan

27 Aug 2009 05:51:05 GMT

The world Tour Organization Experts repute it as "the most beautiful lough you can see in Hainan."

New orders boost employment in Yangtze, Pearl River Deltas

25 Aug 2009 08:50:42 GMT

In the export-oriented Yangtze and Pearl River Delta regions, local economies have shown signs of recovery, with jobs opening up and enterprises seeking employees to help fill new orders, sources reported.Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, for example, currently has about 100,000 job vacancies. New orders...

Hengshan--Shanxi

25 Aug 2009 06:05:44 GMT

Chinese recorded history tells us that Emperor Shun (circa 2372 BC) toured his northern domain years ago, and he was so impressed by the sight of Mt.

Hailuogou--Sichuan

25 Aug 2009 05:43:37 GMT

Beautiful,miraculous and splendid we are facing one of the nature's most fantastic sights.Hailuogou,the glacier and forest park in Gongga mountains with the year of 1600,stands like a maid emitting her attractive luster.

Red Forest--Hainan

24 Aug 2009 07:56:36 GMT

The Red forest nature reserve (Hong Shu Lin) is an unusual and intriguing evergreen forest peculiar to the subtropical coastal area of Hainan.

Shichahai--Beijing

24 Aug 2009 05:48:48 GMT

Shichahai is a majestic lake situated in downtown Beijing.

Tarim Basin

21 Aug 2009 05:50:06 GMT

The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic basin occupying an area of more than 400,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi).

Peking Olympic Park

20 Aug 2009 07:43:19 GMT

" Olympic Green" is "the main center" for hosting the Olympics comprising 13 stadiums: western community has 9 stadiums among which the Wukesong Culture and Sports Center will be set up.

Huangpu River

20 Aug 2009 06:42:03 GMT

Huangpu River, Whangpoo, or Hwangpoo river, 97 km long, rising in the lake district of Shanghai Municipality, East China, and flowing northeast past Shanghai into the Chang estuary at Wusong.

Namtso Lake

28 Jul 2009 06:57:34 GMT

Namtso Lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region was selected as one of the five most beautiful lakes in China by Chinese National Geography magazine.

Zunyi - Guizhou Province

24 Jul 2009 06:48:12 GMT

Zunyi is located in west China 's Guizhou Province,which is known as a 鈥済arden province鈥�. Zunyi is a miraculous place that added to the chairman of Mao Zedong.

Gulangyu Island

14 Jul 2009 05:06:31 GMT

Gulangyu Island is located just southwest of Xiamen City. Visitors can reach it by steamship from Xiamen City in about 5 minutes. Gulangyu Island is renowned for its delicate natural beauty, its ancient relics, and its varied architecture. The island is on China's list of National Scenic Spots and also ranks at the top of the list of the ten most-scenic areas in Fujian Province.

Baotu Spring - Jinan, Shandong

13 Jul 2009 05:58:05 GMT

Beautiful Baotu Spring Park is located in the centre of Jinan City, and it is here that you will find the Baotu Spring. In the past, the Baotu Spring only covered 4 mu (about two thirds of an acre).

Flaming Mountain, Turpan

10 Jul 2009 01:42:25 GMT

Flaming Mountain is at the north fringe of the Turpan Basin. It was called Red Rock Mountain for the dark red sandstone dominating the area. Many years of volcanic activity have formed the unique crisscrossing gullies and ravines.

Lugu Lake - Sichuan Province

9 Jul 2009 04:46:58 GMT

Lugu Lake lies 200 kilometers (approximately 124 miles) from the center of Lijiang City, on the border between Ninglang County in Yunnan Province and Yanyuan County in Sichuan Province. The lake is like a beautiful pearl shining among the hills of the northwest plateau in Yunnan.

China approves expansion of Shanghai Pudong New District

7 May 2009 06:49:41 GMT

The Chinese government has approved the merging of Shanghai's Nanhui district into neighboring Pudong New District, which hosts most of the city's financial institutions, said Chen Qiwei, a spokesman of the local government on Wednesday. Pudong New District, established in 1990, realized a gross output...

UOB opens branch in Tianjin

23 Oct 2009 08:52:53 GMT

United Overseas Bank, the second-largest listed bank in Singapore, has opened a new branch in Tianjin, one of the four municipalities in China. UOB Tianjin branch is the first branch set up by the Singaporean bank outside its Shanghai headquarters after its local incorporation two years ago. Tianjin has attracted...

Shanghai releases subsidy policy for vehicle owners

11 Aug 2009 10:02:01 GMT

The Shanghai government released a new policy about providing subsidies for car buyers Monday. They can benefit in having dual subsidies due to a local policy carried out in June. The subsidy is only provided for owners of minivans which are driven for less than eight years, light- or medium-duty...

BEA launches new mortgage program for old flats

19 May 2009 03:12:50 GMT

Bank of East Asia Ltd (BEA)<0023>, the largest independent local bank in Hong Kong, is extending the residential mortgage loan tenor for old flats by up to 10 years, said Kenneth Tsin Wai-lun, head of BEA's property loans department, the Standard reported.According to Tsin, the program, which is available to...

Shanghai to issue travel coupons worth RMB 900 mln

28 Apr 2009 02:28:01 GMT

Shanghai will issue travel coupons worth RMB 900 million to local residents and tourists in Shanghai, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province, source reported.A total of 310,000 pamphlets of consumption coupons will be issued by the Pudong New District during the Apr. 28~30 period. Tourists with these...

Zhejiang's foreign trade may rebound

21 Apr 2009 01:13:18 GMT

Eastern China's Zhejiang Province, experienced narrowing declines in its exports and imports in March, the official Xinhua News agency reported, citing recent statistics released by the local customs.Zhejiang's export value in March fell only 8.9% year on year to US$9.81 billion, compared with the 38.3% year-on-year...

Anheuser-Busch to build beer project in Tangshan

8 Apr 2009 03:49:52 GMT

Anheuser-Busch, the world's second-largest brewer, will spend an initial US$40 million this year to complete the first phase of a new brewery project in Fengnan District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, according to the local Commercial Bureau.When the first phase of construction is complete, the facility will...

Shanghai relaxes loan policies for business start-ups

7 Apr 2009 01:43:02 GMT

Shanghai human resources and social security bureau unveiled a new policy last week, which allows local residents under 35 to apply for a government-guaranteed one-year loan of up to RMB 100,000 if they can provide a feasible business plan.The move is part of the municipal government's efforts to provide...

HK Tourism Commission to invest HK$50 mln in tourism facilities

27 Mar 2009 01:42:02 GMT

The Hong Kong Tourism Commission will invest HK$50 million to improve local resorts, said Yvonne Choi, Hong Kong's Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, on Tuesday, the official Xinhua News reported. Choi spoke about the budget for the new fiscal year at the Legislative...

Xinjiang gets RMB 500 mln in subsidies for agricultural machinery

16 Mar 2009 01:13:40 GMT

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will receive subsidies from China's central government to buy agricultural machinery, according to the local government, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. A representative of the local government says that Xinjiang will receive RMB 500 million of the RMB 10 billion...

Pacific Securities opens Yangzhou office

6 Jan 2009 07:24:55 GMT

Jan. 6, 2009 (China Knowledge) - Pacific Securities Co Ltd<601099> opened an office in Yangzhou city, Jiangsu province last week.The new office, operating as a broker-dealer, has obtained the business license from the local administration...

Shanghai sees more property deals in Dec

5 Jan 2009 08:03:31 GMT

Jan. 5, 2009 (China Knowledge) - Shanghai's new property deals rose in December from the previous month, according to statistics released by a local real estate agency.Nearly 800,000 square meters of new houses were sold...

Yunnan province launches base metal stock plan

4 Jan 2009 09:07:58 GMT

Jan. 4, 2009 (China Knowledge) - China's Yunnan province has launched the plan to purchase more than half of the 1 million tons of base metals from nine local metal producers, the official Xinhua News...

3rd Wanda Plaza in Shanghai starts construction

25 Nov 2009 07:47:25 GMT

Dalian Wanda Group Corp Ltd, which is engaged in the development of real estate, hotels and department stores, has started construction on a mixed-use property project called Wanda Plaza in Jiangqiao Town, Jiading District, Shanghai, which will be the third Wanda Plaza in the city, sources reported.The new...