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THE Basque County of Spain opened its week of fine cuisine, folk performances and fashion yesterday at the Spain Pavilion. One of the week`s highlights is the folklore dance group Oinkari de Boise, with all dancers coming from a Basque community in Idaho, US. They will be ...
JAZZ violinist George Washingmachine will bring his 20th century music to the Australian pavilion from September 8 to 13. His repertoire includes everything from the jazz of the roaring 1920s to 1970s soul and everything in between.
THE Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the World Expo in October as part of its six-day China tour. The orchestra will be involved in the "Liverpool Wondrous Place" event that will take place at the Expo from October 15-18. Russian Vasily Petrenko will conduct ...
AN exhibition featuring award winning art and products from Switzerland will open today at the Swiss pavilion. The items on display were chosen from winners at a Swiss event held every two years. All the items are focused on the theme of cultural exchange. The exhibition will ...
AN exhibition of paintings on Expo themes by autistic children has opened in the Swedish Pavilion. It will open to the public for the next three weeks. This exhibition, hosted by the Swedish company AstraZeneca and Shanghai Aihao Children`s Rehabilitation Center, aims to increase ...
CHONGQING, a municipality in southwest China, began a week-long cultural show yesterday at the World Expo by displaying its diverse art forms at the Baosteel Stage in Zone B. The show offers a glimpse of Chongqing`s rich cultural heritage through performances and exhibitions. The ...
THE second Shanghai M.I.C.E. Task Force meeting was held on Aug. 12, 2010 at J.W. Marriot Hotel. Members from leading hotels, airlines, M.I.C.E. venues and PCOs in Shanghai attended the meeting. Patrick Chen, vice director of International Tourism Promotion Department, Shanghai ...
SOME of the most treasured art works of Sicily are displayed at the Italy Pavilion, offering a glimpse of the island`s evolution over time. The exhibits include the Golden Phial found in Caltavuturo, dating back to the end of the 4th and early 3rd century BC, as well as 16 silver ...
VISITORS to the Japanese Industry Pavilion can sip green tea from Shizuoka, appreciate its performing art and learn about its hot spring culture during a week-long promotion of the Japanese prefecture, which runs until August 22. JAM9, a musical band from Hamamatsu, a city in ...
EQUATORIAL Guinea celebrated its National Pavilion Day yesterday with songs and dances. The exhibition of Equatorial Guinea at the Joint Africa Pavilion, features "Sustainable Beauty of the City" as its theme. It explores ways to reach a balance between urban development and ...
WITH the unveiling of the newly refurbished Peace Hotel, other historical buildings along the Bund heritage area will also have the mysterious veils lifted in stages from mid to late September onwards. It is understood that Jardine Matheson Building at Bund 27 will officially ...
QINGPU District will be connected in future to downtown Shanghai with Metro Line 20, a local urban planner said. The planned route of Line 20, which is expected to connect the Hongqiao Transport Hub to suburban Qingpu, has been put online for public opinion. The new line is ...
MOST new events planned for this year`s Shanghai Tourism Festival will be held in the city`s outskirts to prevent traffic congestions in the downtown areas. The festival, running from September 12 to October 6, will overlap with the World Expo and bring more visitors to the city, ...
THE Beijing Pavilion at the Urban Best Practices Area will exhibit items from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games beginning today. The items include fou, an ancient Chinese percussion instrument used in the opening ceremony, bamboo scrolls, also used during the ceremony, and objects ...
SOUTH Africa celebrates its National Pavilion Day today with an evening gala dedicated to South African women and their contributions to freedom. The pavilion adopts a simple design to create a peaceful and quiet atmosphere. The arched door looks like a huge canopy, while the ...
THE 2010 Shanghai Tourism Festival will be held from September 12 to October 6. Unlike in previous years, more than 70% of the performing groups taking part in this year`s grand parade will come from abroad setting a new record in the festival history. The Tourism Festival is ...
ACCORDING to information, during the World Expo, the number of visitors choosing to tour the Expo by water routes has greatly exceeded expectations. Based on the data gathered by the Shanghai World Expo Water Traffic Operations Center, the number of visitors opting to use water ...
MUSIC in the Summer Air (MISA), the first large-scale outdoor classical music summer festival in Shanghai, hosted by Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission will be held on Aug. 12 - 22, 2010 Co-directed by Long Yu, the Music Director of ...
OSCAR-WINNING Chinese composer and conductor Tan Dun`s "Martial Arts Trilogy" world premiere will be staged at Expo Culture Center on Saturday and Sunday at 7pm. Tickets will be given out at the west door of the Culture Center from 9:30am on the day. Tan`s music will be performed ...
FIJI celebrates its National Pavilion Day with cultural performances such as the traditional welcoming ceremony. Fiji is a favorite destination for couples, divers and lovers of unspoiled nature. The volcanic island has several volcanoes, one of them active. The first Chinese ...
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Forbidden City
Forbidden City
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Great Wall in Beijing
Great Wall in Beijing
Beijing is not only the political center of China, but it is also the most ...
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, situated on the southern slope of Yuexiu Hill, was ...
China to attract foreign talent
China to attract foreign talent
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China will look into ways of altering its ...
Mount Song
Mount Song
With a summit 1,500 meters above sea level, Mount Song, known in Chinese as Song ...
beautiful of Lhasa
beautiful of  Lhasa
Lhasa is the capital city of the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China. It's an ...
West Lake - World Nature Heritage
West Lake - World Nature Heritage
West Lake, voted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011, was described as being ...
Travel in Chongqing
Travel in Chongqing
Chongqing, with beautiful mountains and rivers, is a famous destination for ...
General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum
General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum
The General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum is situated in the Yuzhong Region of ...
Temple of Soul's Retreat (Lingyin Temple)
Temple of Soul's Retreat (Lingyin Temple)
You will find Temple of Soul's Retreat (Lingyin Temple) in a long, narrow valley ...
Qiantang River Tide
Qiantang River Tide
Qiantang River is the biggest in Zhejiang Province, running from the west to ...
Myanmar attracts foreign investment to boost tourism
Myanmar attracts foreign investment to boost tourism
YANGON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has lured some 1.92 million U.S. dollars in ...
Qianye Meadow
Qianye Meadow
Qianye Meadow – Brief Introduction Qianye Meadow located along the Fangdou ...
Yuexiu Park
Yuexiu Park
Yuexiu Park is the largest park in downtown Guangzhou. Covering an area of 860...