http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardSELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 587) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 28 Aug 2008 21:09:00 GMTcactushttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/shop/lantian-city-plaza/Lantian City Plaza is the first large multi-purpose shopping paradise in Tianshui which was put into business in April, 2008. More than a place to shop and eat, itoffers thoughtful service to meet customers' demand of entertainment, leisure and sightseeing. With a total construction area of 60,000 square meters, both the area and the number of brands in the Lantian city plaza is 3.5 times more than the former Lantian Shopping Mall....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 589) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 28 Aug 2008 21:02:00 GMTcactushttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/shop/tianshui-business-edifice/As one of the top shopping malls in Tianshui, Tianshui business edifice is a modern shopping mall for shopping, eating, entertainment and leisure. With the support from the government and social groups, Tianshui Business Edifice has been greatly improved in recent years. By the end of 2007, the total amount of cumulative merchandises selling was 680 million Yuan of which the amount of tax reached 40 million Yuan....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 705) AND (ServiceType = 34) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 28 Aug 2008 20:59:00 GMTcactushttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/bar/wushan-hot-spring-sanatorium/The Wushan hot spring, also known as Mineral Spring, lies on the Wenqian village 30 kilometers southeast to the urban. The spring enjoys a large total area with 11 spring mouths and 700 tons of water volume everyday. The spring is of fresh water and the water temperature is from 38℃ to 40℃. The Wushan Hot Spring Sanatorium, built in 1954, is a comprehensive sanatorium that specializes in treatment, recuperation and taking vacation. This sanatorium is endowed with a picturesque scenery, natural e...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 704) AND (ServiceType = 34) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 28 Aug 2008 20:56:00 GMTcactushttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/bar/jieting-hot-spring-holiday-resort/Nearby the famous Maiji's rock cave, Jieting Hot Spring Holiday Resort is well known for its nice environment and high quality hotspring. Taking advantage of the forest in the famous beautiful Maiji scenic area, the spring gushes out from the 500 meters underground of the west gorge of the Qin Mountain with stable water volume and pleasant temperature of 39.5 ℃. The water contains sodium bicarbonate and calcium, together with more than twenty other kinds of mineral substance and trace elements w...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 3310) AND (ServiceType = 16) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 19 Aug 2008 2:41:00 GMTshyotohttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/restaurant/changji-guagua-restaurant/Guagua is one of the most featured snacks in Tianshui(Guagua is made of buckwheat flour and other special ingredients). And Changji Guagua Restaurant is one of the most popular restaurants among the local people. With a history of more than 20 years, Changji Guagua Restaurant receives more than 300 customers every day. Guagua in this restaurant is well-known for three features: delicious, spicy and soft. Right now, Changji Guagua Restaurant is recognized by more and more people....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 3313) AND (ServiceType = 16) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 19 Aug 2008 2:19:00 GMTlovechinahttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/restaurant/ayishe-casserole-teppanyaki-beiguan-restaurant/Just like its name, Ayishe Casserole Teppanyaki Beiguan Restaurant, founded in 1998, is famous for its Casserole-Teppanyaki food. The restaurant has been chosen in Gansu Food Comic in 2005. It offers privates rooms and take-away food for guests. With a good location and high-quality service, it is loved by more and more people from different regions and countries all over the world....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 3312) AND (ServiceType = 16) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 19 Aug 2008 2:12:00 GMTlovechinahttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/restaurant/tianshui-food-street/Tianshui Food Street, located in the center of Qinzhou District, is a paradise for gourmets from all over the world. Snack stalls provide customers all kinds of local food and even other delicious dishes from other parts of China. With a tidy environment and acceptable price, this food street getsa good reputation not only among the local people, but also among the visitors who have gone there before....]]>Fri 14 Aug 2008 2:00:00 GMTteresa616http://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/festival/enjoy-the-hotspring/Fri 7 Aug 2008 22:34:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/food/tianshui-bean-starch-jelly/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1719) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 7 Aug 2008 22:31:00 GMTorchidhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/attraction/mount-maiji-grottoes/Mount Maiji Grottoes were first built more than 1,500 years ago in Later Qin of Sixteen States (384-417) and were reconstructed during Northern Wei (386-534) and Western Wei (535-556) dynasties and Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581) and the successive dynasties until Qing Dynasty (1616-1911). Maiji Mountain is 142 meters high and looks like a wheat stack. Hence it is called Mount Maiji (Maiji means wheat stack). The mountain contains the east and west cliffs, where Buddhist idea and sutra con...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1726) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCThu 26 Mar 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/attraction/dadiwan-site/With an area of 320,000 sq. meters, Dadiwan Site is a New Stone Age that dates back 7,800 to 4,800 years, displaying the culture of nearly 3,000 years, which is very rare in the archeological history in China. The houses of the early period in Dadiwan Site are mainly half-crypt that assume a round shape with a diameter of 2-3 meters and a fire pit in the middle of the room. The houses in the middle period mainly remained half-crypt structures with enlarged areas. However, people began to build ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1724) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCThu 26 Mar 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/attraction/elephant-mountain/The Elephant Mountain enjoys a beautiful environment. The richly-ornamented pavilions and the pine trees and cloves set each other off in the mountain, making a magnificent scene. However, the most typical part in the mountain is the clay statue of Sakyamuni. Researches show that the carving of the clay statue lasted for more than 300 years and four dynasties. The clay statue was first carved in Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) and finished in Tang Dynasty (618-907). On both sides of the Buddha s...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1720) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCThu 26 Mar 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/attraction/fu-xi-temple/Fu Xi Temple was originally built to commemorate Fu Xi, a legendary ruler of great antiquity. It is said that Fu Xi was born in Tianshui. Fu Xi Temple was built in 1490 of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and rebuilt in 1524 of Qing Dynasty (1616-1911). The temple has three rows of buildings, with the front gate facing south. From south to north are the memorial archways, temples, the terrace, stele pavilion, the main hall and the ancient cypresses in the 3,700 mu (1 mu equals 0.0667 hectare) of t...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5784) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCThu 5 Mar 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/attraction/xianren-cliff/Xianren Cliff is made up of three cliffs (East Cliff, West Cliff and South Cliff), five peaks (Jade Emperor Peak, Baogai Peak, Xianzhu Peak, East Cliff Peak and West Cliff Peak) and six temples (Wood Lotus, Stone Lotus, Iron Lotus, Flower Lotus, Water Lotus and Lingying temples. The five peaks, together with other lower peaks, seem to be bowing to Jade Emperor Peak in the middle. Thus the scenery is called Eighteen Arahats (referring to the peaks) Paying Respect to Jade Emperor. There is an iso...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1722) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 22 Jan 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/attraction/yuquan-taoist-temple/Brief introduction Yuquan Taoist Temple was first built in 1281 of the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368), collapsed, destroyed and rebuilt several times. Yuquan Taoist Temple was once named as Chengbei (northern city) Temple, Chongning and Guashan temples. When the local officials submitted a statement to ask the court to build a Taoist temple here, they referred to the place as a famous mountain with a jade spring. So the temple was called Yuquan (jade spring) Taoist Temple later. Yuquan Taoist Temple...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2844) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 22 Jan 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/attraction/lijia-dragon-palace-ruins/ Brief introduction Lijia Dragon Palace (Li is a surname in Chinese, Lijia means Li’s familiy) contained three sets, the upper, the middle and the lower of grand constructions in Tang Dynasty (618-907). There were a forest of towering buildings and grand palaces here. The main sacrificial hall, Longxi Ancestral Hall, is located beside Weihe River in Renshoushan Government Office in the southern suburb of the county town of Longxi. The constructions in the temple contain the monumental archwa...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2071) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 22 Jan 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/attraction/nanguo-temple/ Brief introduction Nanguo Temple, also called Miaosheng Yard, faces north and is made up of threes temple compounds from west to east: West Compound, the Middle Compound and the East Compound.As the main compound in Nanguo Temple, the West Compound mainly includes the Gate of the temple, the bell tower and the drum tower, Heavenly King Hall, Hall of Sakyamuni, the two matching halls in the east and in the west, the two Buddhist temple halls in the east and in the west and the Recumbent Buddha...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 253) AND (ServiceType = 35) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 22 Jan 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/product/panggong-jade-in-qingshui-county/ The Chinese regard carved jade objects as intrinsically valuable, and they metaphorically equate jade with human virtue due to its solidity, durability and (moral) beauty. Panggong Jade produced in Qingshui County is smooth, emerald, bright-colored and fine and glossy. It is really good for collection and makes nice gift for friends. ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 252) AND (ServiceType = 35) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 22 Jan 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/product/shifo-fine-dried-noodles/ The Chinese history of making fine dried noodles dates back to Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368). In Tianshui, the best fine dried noodles are made in Shifo Township in Sanyangchuan County. The noodles are made of the local winter wheat flour after several procedures. The noodles are fine, delicate, bright-colored and delicious. Shifo Fine Dried Noodles are not only popular in Tianshui, but also sell well in other places. ...]]>Wed 22 Jan 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/tianshui/food/tianshui-baked-pie/