The Length of the Great Wall Announced by State Administration of Cultural Heritage

Date: 2012-6-11 by miffy;

Since 2007, an investigation of resources on the Great Wall of China has been made by State Administration of Cultural Heritage and State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping. On June 5th, 2012, after four years of investigation, with concerted efforts of over 4,000 technicians, it came to a conclusion that the accurate length of the Great Wall is 21,196.18 kilometers. It confirmed that the Grea ... View Details

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Bullet Trains Operated from Xian to Beijing and Hankou from April 4th

Date: 2012-6-7 by fadri;

From April 4th, 2012, bullet trains from Xian north to Beijing west and Hankou operated. It should be noticed that there are no sleepers on those two bullet trains because of the relatively short running time. The bullet train D132 departs from Xian north at 12:55, and arrives in Beijing west at 21:42, taking 8 hours and 47 minutes, with a seating capacity of 1220 passengers. The bullet tra ... View Details

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Tibet Travel Permit Restricted in 2012

Date: 2012-6-4 by fadri;

Recently, a number of foreign travelers are complaining of not getting Tibet Travel Permits, due to the new policy of Tibet Travel Permit announced by Tibet Tourism Bureau. According to the new policy, Tibet Travel Permit can be obtained only when there are over 5 foreign travelers of the same nationality in a tour group, and they must depart from the same city on the same vehicle and on the sa ... View Details

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395 Museums Built in China During 2011

Date: 2012-5-15 by wendysong;

395 IT IS THE NUMBER OF MUSEUMS BUILT IN CHINA DURING 2011, stated Chen Jianming, vice-president of the Chinese Society of Museums, in an interview granted to the New York Times. Most of them are dedicated to the History. In the coming years, other inaugurations are scheduled, particularly in artistic domains. In October, 2012 should thus open in Shanghai an important museum of contem ... View Details

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2012 China Baise Leye Outdoor Quest to kick off

Date: 2012-4-9 by jenifer f;

According to Chinas Mountaineers Club, 2012 China Baise Leye Outdoor Quest, which is approved by General Administration of Sport of China, is to be held from April 25th to 28th in Leye County of Baise City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, when over 20 topflight teams from all over the world will come to participate, including Sweden, Britain, the United States, Russia, New Zealand, Finland, Au ... View Details

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