Beijing Public Transportation During 2008 Olympic Games

Date: 2008-5-13 by iris;

Beijing has tried many ways to incite people to commute by Public Transportation, a good, green, environment-friendly choice, to ease road congestion and improve air quality during the Olympics. The city's transportation department will open 34 bus routes to the Olympic venues, called Olympic special bus lines. And private cars are not allowed to enter the Olympic Venues; therefore its better ... View Details

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Powerful Earthquake Hits Sichuan and Shakes Buildings Across Asia

Date: 2008-5-19 by unclechina;

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Chinas Sichuan province at 2:28 p.m. Monday,local time. Wenchuan, the epicenter of the quake was located 31.0 degrees north latitude and 103.4 degrees east longitude, the The Chinese State Seismological Bureau said. There are 111,800 po ... View Details

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Spring Airlines Opens First Route From Shanghai To Urumqi

Date: 2008-4-22 by dean;

Spring Airlines has opened its first route from Shanghai to Urumqi and the company has become the 32nd airline to settle in Xinjiang's aviation market. On the new route, Spring Airlines will provide consistent no-frill services and a lower price air ticket. At present, Spring Airlines owns eight Airbus aircraft, and is based in Shanghai. It has opened routes to more than 30 domestic cit ... View Details

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Ethnic Miao girls celebrate Sisters' Day

Date: 2008-4-21 by david;

Ethnic Miao girls march with Sisters' Meal during a parade to celebrate the traditional Sisters' Day in Taijiang county of southwest China's Guizhou province on April 19, 2008. The festival, a Miao ethnic version of Valentines Day, an occasion for young people to express their passion to each other, was opened on Saturday. Ethnic Miao girls participate in a parade to celebrate the traditional Sis ... View Details

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Olympic torch relay successfully held in New Delhi

Date: 2008-4-18 by david;

NEW DELHI - The President of the Indian Olympic Association, Suresh Kalmadi, said Thursday's Olympic torch relay in the capital New Delhi was a success. The spirit of the Olympics is universal and should be upheld by the whole world, said Kalmadi, who ran the first leg of the relay between Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace, and India Gate. India's sports minister M. S. Gill expressed h ... View Details

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