China Travel Stories

Eighth Peach Blossom Festival to Be Held in Tibet

Date: 2010-2-2 4:17:00 by shyoto Tags: Tibet festivals Chinese culture

The 8th Peach Blossom Festival is set to open in Nyingchi Prefecture, southeastern Tibet, on March 21, and will mark the start of travels to Tibet in spring.

With the theme of "appreciating snow in a new land and hiking in Spring in peach blossom parks," the two-day annual festival will open in Gengzhang Moinba Ethnic Township.

During the festival, a series of special

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Sichuan-Tibet Railway Project Delayed

Date: 2009-9-6 19:56:00 by shyoto Tags: Sichuan Tibet Railway

Construction on a highly anticipated rail line linking Chengdu in Sichuan province to Lhasa in Tibet will not start this month, according to the Ministry of Railway, contradicting recent media reports.

 

The railway's planners are still examining intricate and difficult geological conditions along the proposed lines, according to the ministry spokesman, who was quoted by Xi

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Tibet to Reopen to Foreign Tourists from April 5

Date: 2009-3-30 8:16:00 by mercier Tags: Tibet

Foreign tourists will be allowed to get into Tibet as of April 5, a tourism official said here Sunday.

"Tibet will resume receiving foreign tourists as of April 5, and we warmly welcome them," Bachug, head of the tourism administration of Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China.

"Reception work was suspended in March for the sake of travelers' s

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