World Cup: a Festive Experience at Sanlitun of Beijing

Date: 2010-7-6 21:27:00 by chinatravel Tags: World Up Beijing Sanlitun

BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Every four years, the world stops bickering to enjoy a contest that captures the hearts and minds of nearly everyone around the globe: the world cup. This year, in Beijing, almost every bar and restaurant one may wander into has a television dedicated to cup play. This is especially evident in the bar area that I decided to focus my time on, Sanlitun.

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Wonderful Workmanship Exhibition Kicked off in Beijing

Date: 2010-6-10 20:44:00 by chinatravel Tags: Beijing Workmanship Exhibition Beijing Events

As China's fifth Cultural Heritage Day approaches, the exhibition "Wonderful Workmanship - the 100 Intangible Cultural Heritage Masters of Arts and Crafts" opened on June 9 at the Beijing Exhibition Hall. Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, it is undertaken by the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection of Ministry of Culture and the China Intangible Cultural Heritage

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Hot Spring Cultural Festival Comes to Town in Beijing

Date: 2010-3-30 1:23:00 by shyoto Tags: Beijing hot spring Chinese Festivals

Between Beijing's miserable winters, its sweat lodge summers and its sandstorm springs, one is often left to wonder, why would anyone establish a capital here? Unexpectedly, one needs only look to Changping District, where geothermal hot springs bubble up from the earth's crust, to find a silver lining.

The Seventh Changping Xiaotangshan ("the ancient town of hot springs") Hot

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