Potala Palace Repairs to Complete Late 2009

Date: 2009-2-12 by piksl;

A 48-million U.S. dollars preservation project on the Potala Palace, Sagya Monastery and Norbu Lingka Palace, three of the most important relics in Lhasa, Tibet, are expected to be completed late this year. It was learnt Thursday at a meeting on protection of cultural relics in Tibet Autonomous Region. No exact time for completion of the repair projects was specified at the meeting. The Pot ... View Details

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Free Transport Info on Cell Phones

Date: 2009-2-11 by findani;

Using a cell phone, Metro passengers can access free transport and entertainment information in a pilot scheme now running at major Metro stations in Shanghai. The Shanghai Metro Guide, in both Chinese and English, was launched yesterday. Each Metro station has its own code. Users send this code - which can be found posted on the wall by the entrance to the station to the following number: 106 ... View Details

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Beijing Olympics Venues to Get Second Lives

Date: 2009-2-4 by mercier;

In a new effort to find a permanent use for facilities used during the 2008 Olympics, a theme restaurant will be built in the National Stadium, the main venue for the Games, while a carnival theme park will be built in the Olympic Green. A ring-shaped restaurant would be built on the third floor of the stadium, said an official of the National Stadium, who asked not to be identified. With images ... View Details

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China Travel Staff will have a holiday during Chinese New Year

Date: 2009-1-24 by chinatravel;

China Travel Staff will have a holiday during Chinese New Year (from January 25 to January 31). January 26 is the first day of the Year of Ox according to Chinese lunar calendar. Your on-line booking will not be processed until 1st Feb. 2009, for urgent booking please call us at: 86-773-2831999. Thanks for your interest in China Travel web site. We extend our best wishes to all of you for the ... View Details

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Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival

Date: 2008-12-23 by sakura;

The Ice and Snow World is illuminated during the 10th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province Tuesday December 23, 2008. China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, once named Harbin Ice Festival, gained its present name officially in 2001. It has been held since 1963. During the Cultural Revolution it had been interrupted for a numbe ... View Details

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