Tourism's double-edged sword

2013-02-04 09:36:47

While the tourism boom has brought progress to Shangri-La, locals are also feeling the negative winds of change.

Tourism's double-edged sword

2013-02-03 07:40:15

While the tourism boom has brought progress to Shangri-La, locals are also feeling the negative winds of change.

The perfect balance

2013-02-01 09:15:40

With a history of more than 7,000 years as well as rapid development, Ningbo enjoys the best of both worlds. It manages to balance both traditional and progressive, peaceful and lively, with an array of surprising but pleasant contrasts along the way.

Chinese-style carnival! Guides for Snake Year temple fairs in Beijing

2013-02-01 14:51:01

The temple fair is a social gathering in China.

Wonderful capture! Snatch fish from seagull's mouth

2013-02-01 10:29:13

a seagull is snatching a small fish from a slaty-blacked gull's mouth in Qingdao, east China's Shangdong.

Spring Rush delivers poor fast food

2013-01-31 17:27:12

Spring Rush delivers poor fast food

World's 3rd Largest Glacier in China's Tibet

2013-01-31 15:32:29

The Purog Kangri glacier, whose ice field covers an area of 422 square kilometers, is considered to be the third largest in the world.

Yandai Xiejie: Just Hanging on to History

2013-01-31 15:06:25

Just a hundred meters south of Beijing's Drum Tower, one of the capital's oldest hutongs (traditional alleyways) is easy to overlook.

Homecoming interrogations trouble young Chinese

2013-01-31 14:13:20

The "interrogations" that parents spring on their hapless children during the Spring festival are as hard to handle for some young Chinese.

New Zealand tourism officials set targets for boosting Chinese visitor numbers

2013-01-31 13:46:25

The New Zealand government's tourism agency on Tuesday unveiled targets for boosting the number of Chinese visitors and their average length of stay.

Rented cars offer New Year options

2013-01-31 10:46:23

Airplane tickets are overpriced. Railway tickets are hard to get. Yes, going home for the Lunar New Year is a problem.

Many more Chinese will spend Lunar New Year in US

2013-01-31 10:14:03

With the Spring Festival holidays approaching, many Chinese have signed up for travel packages to the United States, adding to a major source of US tourism.