Shaanxi bids to boost tourism

Date: 2009-1-18 20:54:00 by jasmine Tags: Xian

Tourism officials here in the Shaanxi capital have launched an aggressive marketing campaign to combat the effects of the economic slowdown.

"We are working to stimulate the recovery and growth of our overseas tourism market in order to minimize the impact of the financial crisis," Dong Xianmin, director of the Shaanxi tourism administration bureau, told China Daily yesterday.

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Xiangfan Museum in central China opens

Date: 2008-12-29 1:53:00 by leomagic Tags: Xiangfan

Citizens visit the Xiangfan City, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 28, 2008. The museum, opened on Sunday covering an area of 3,200 square meteres, displays more than 970 pieces of cultural relics of high values.

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Breathtaking scene at Hukou waterfall

Date: 2008-12-8 3:19:00 by craig Tags: Xian

Hukou waterfall of the Yellow River, North China's Shanxi Province, is frozen due to temperature dropping, turning its splashing water beads into ice of various shapes - a great attraction to winter tourists. Picture taken on December 7, 2008.

Huhou Waterfall, located at the intersection of Shanxi Province and Shaanxi Province, some 400 kilometers from Xian, is the second largest waterf

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