Archive for the ‘Travel’ category
Polar night in Murmansk, Russia
Photo taken at midnoon on Dec. 29, 2010 shows the rosy clouds in Murmansk, an Arctic city of northern Russia. The city inside the Arctic Circle is in a six-month-long polar night period, as the night lasts for more than 24 hours. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo) Photo taken at midnoon on Dec. 29, 2010 shows the [...]
Beauty of rimed trees in NE China
Photo taken on Dec. 31, 2010 shows a rimed tree in Jilin, northeast China’s Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Zhu Wanchang) Photo taken on Dec. 31, 2010 shows rimed trees in Jilin, northeast China’s Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Zhu Wanchang) Photo taken on Dec. 31, 2010 shows rimed trees in Jilin, northeast China’s Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Zhu Wanchang) Photo taken on [...]
Hanging coffins in Sagada
Tourists take photos of the famous hanging coffins in Sagada, a mountain Province in the north of Manila, capital of Philippines, Dec. 28, 2010. Sagada is a famous trekking site in northern Philippines with its pine woods, past stone-walled terraces and the famous hanging coffins. (Xinhua/Jon Fabrigar) Photo taken on Dec. 28, 2010 shows the [...]
Skiing and hotspring, new travel trends for coming New Year’s Day
Photo source: Global Times) BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhuanet) — Because of the sharp temperature drop all over China since December 24, skiing and hotspring-themed tour has come into people’s consideration. The tour operator 17u.com in the Chinese mainland recently released the “New Year’s travel trend of 2011″, which shows great increase of reservations of tour [...]
Moat in E. China’s Jinan opens to navigation
Sightseeing boats cruise on moat in Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 29, 2010. The moat which links Jinan’s four main springs was opened to navigation on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Gong Hui) Fireworks are made to celebrate the opening navigation of moat in Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 29, 2010. The moat [...]
Snow-covered Lushan Mountain in E. China
Tourists visit the Lushan Mountain, a famous tourist destination in east China’s Jiangxi Province, after a snowfall, on Dec. 26, 2010. The administration of Lushan scenic spot plans to offer the month-long free admission for visitors in January next year. (Xinhua/Hu Guolin) Tourists visit the Lushan Mountain, a famous tourist destination in east China’s Jiangxi [...]
Holiday bazaar
Photo source: Global Times) BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhuanet) — Enjoy the sumptuous Christmas buffet dinner by Executive Chef Eric, including Christmas turkey, characteristic main courses and attractive desserts and more. Moreover, a magnificent magic show, exciting lucky draw prizes and a special Christmas choral performance let you enjoy delicious cuisines in a wonderful atmosphere of [...]
Fantasy kingdom at snow castle in N. China
Visitors pose for a photo in front of a snow sculpture at a theme park showcasing snow sculptures in Mudanjiang City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 23, 2010. The theme park opened to the public Thursday, where some 130,000 cubic meters snow has been used to create snow sculptures. (Xinhua) Visitors pose for a photo [...]
Scenery along the Chengdu-Kunming railway
(Photo: Global Times) BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhuanet) — Measuring 1,100 kilometers, Chengdu–Kunming railway connects Chengdu in Sichuan Province and Kunming in Yunnan Province. Starting from 500 meters above the sea level in the western Sichuan Plain, the railway traverses against the tide of Dadu and Niuri rivers; goes along the Sunshui River, Anning River and [...]
China to offer overseas tourists tax refund for purchases in Hainan
Staff members work at a desk in a shopping mall that advertises the rebate in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 27, 2010. Overseas tourists can from next year claim tax refunds of 11 percent of their purchases from certain shopping malls in Hainan Province when leaving China there, a local official said [...]