The 2014 International Lighting Festival was held at Meixi Lake International New Town on the evening of February 4. 50 lighting sets lit up at the same time, including “Expansion to the West”, a large-scale lighting set presenting the future of Meixi Lake, “Portrait of Eight Steeds”, a simulation lighting symbolizing success, “World’s Hottest Building” selected by American media CNN, and “Chinese Knot Pedestrian Bridge”, a miniature lighting of Meixi...Read More
BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing Spring Festival holiday is offering a great chance for overseas students in Beijing to taste China's traditional culture.Greg McCarthy from the United States, a second-year international politics master with Beijing Language and Culture University, has just returned to the capital from the annual ice and snow festival in Harbin.He said in Chinese that the ice lanterns there were amazing. "I really admire the...Read More
On the morning of January 30, nearly 1,000 visitors from home and abroad celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year in such natural sceneries of Wulingyuan as Tianzi Mountain, Yuanjiajie, Huangshi Village, Golden Whip Stream, Huanglong Cave, and Ten-mile Gallery.Domestic tourists mainly included self-driving travelers from Guangdong and many migrant workers returning Zhangjiajie from coastal areas. Overseas tourists were mainly from South Korea, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions. Some of...Read More
The toll-free policy of expressways in Hunan for passenger cars begins from 0:00 of January 31 (the first day of the 2014 Chinese Lunar New Year) and lasts to 24:00 of February 6. From 0:00 to 6:00 on January 31, drivers don’t have to pick up a toll card at the entrance gate but need to hand it in at the exit gate. From 20:00 on February 6, drivers should...Read More
BEIJING, Jan. 30, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on late Jan. 30, 2014 shows hosts talking during the 2014 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, in Beijing, capital of China.Source: xinhuanetRead More