Mao Zedong's lasting charisma has not only ensured Shaoshan village, where he grew up, has prospered into a popular tourist destination, but also has led to a boom in diverse Mao-themed products.Today, souvenir stores line the roads in Shaoshan, with their interiors and fronts decorated with the late leader's statues, pictures and badges.Many tourists and storeowners refuse to bargain for these souvenirs as it seems disrespectful, while many of the...Read More
Recently, Sina published the most notable 13 natural spectacles of East Asiaareas. Undoubtedly, one of Zhangjiajie’s famous scenic spot Wulingyuan topped the chart relying on its large amounts of steles which could resist the geocentric attraction. What’s more, these magical steles also once played another roles—— the inspiration of the surrealistic blockbuster Avatar. In November, 2010, they were named “Zhangjiajie landform” by a group of international geological landform experts.In the...Read More
According to the Changsha Tourism Development Conference held on August 23, the city will receive 100 billion visitors from home and abroad and achieve an overall tourism revenue of more than 120 billion yuan by 2015. Moreover, by 2020, the value added in tourism will account for 10% of the City's GDP. Changsha has made it into China's top five capital tourism cities, with the scale, quality, and profit of...Read More
DUBAI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Many leading economists in Dubai believe that the growing ties between China and the oil-rich Gulf Arab states have the potential to expand further and to withstand global economic shocks.When Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao paid a landmark state visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in January this year, the Gulf state's President H. H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said "The UAE...Read More
On 12th, August, Zhangjiajie has ended the status of city observer and officially become a member of World Tourism Cities Federation. World Tourism Cities Federation establishment conference, also known as Xiangshan Park Tourism Summit, will be held in Beijing on 14th, September and an official invitation has been sent to the mayor of Zhangjiajie, Zhaoxiaoming.According to World Tourism Cities Federation official news, the federation has communicated with some of their...Read More
