China Travel 2.0

“It’s really strange: It was cloudy, smoky and hot inside but outside, it was very cold. It was such a beautiful memory, I don’t think I could ever forget it.” These were general manager Daniel Aylmer’s first impressions of Chinese dining: a hotpot restaurant in Nanjing.
Having been in china 10 years, Aylmer says he [...]

Most people know Benxi for it’s nickname, the “city of coal and iron.” Famous for its charred coal, low phosphate iron and special steel, Benxi is an old industrial base that has made invaluable contributions to china’s development.
However, Benxi not only has rich industrial resources, but also spectacular scenery, especially in autumn.
Unlike autumn in [...]

Huashan Mountain, known as one of china’s five sacred mountains, has been closed to tourists, after a rain-triggered landslide blocked the main road leading to the mountain’s cableway Tuesday afternoon, the scenic administration authority said Wednesday.
No casualties have been reported. But some unconfirmed sources said two workers with the scenic administration are feared buried.
Huo Wenjun, [...]

Located in the northeast section of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Xining enjoys a clear sky with white clouds and bright sunshine, and the special melody of “Huar.”
“Huar” is the unique folk-song of northwestern china, expressing subtle aspects of love and marriage. However, this doesn’t mean that you can only hear these songs from young lovers. [...]

Located in eastern china’s Shandong Province, Jinan is well known for its beautiful landscape with springs and willows by every house, thus earning the nickname “the city of springs.”
There are more than 700 springs within Jinan city. Each spring is unique and has a name. The Pearl Spring provides an pulsating stream of water [...]

Interview with Nick Winslow, the spokesperson for the 上海世博会： Shanghai World expo 2010’s U.S. Pavilion:
After watching Beijing bask in the glory of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Shanghai has jumped into the fray by hosting the 2010 World Expo, which opened on May 1 and runs for six months. Nick Winslow, president of the company that designed, [...]

上海世博会 － Shanghai expo shows a can-do china
R. Sean Randolph
Friday, July 23, 2010
Before it closes in October, 70 million people – the vast majority Chinese – will visit the World Expo in Shanghai. Like the Beijing Olympics and staged on the epic scale we have come to expect from China, it has a subtext: China [...]

china Travel to cost more with yuan rate change
It will cost Americans more to buy less in China when exchange rates change.
Recent weeks have seen important newspaper headlines that have a direct bearing on travel. Of most significance was an announcement by the central bank of China that it would reverse course and permit that [...]

Shanghai expo 2010 Turns Spotlight on Nations
HONG KONG — Two years ago, athletes from more than 190 countries came together in Beijing, vying for international acclaim on basketball courts and balance beams at the Summer Olympics. Now, a rematch of sorts is occurring in Shanghai — but this time, the competitors carrying their national flags [...]

U.S. sends former top diplomat to Shanghai expo
WASHINGTON, June 29 (Xinhua) — The White House said Tuesday U.S. President Barack Obama has announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation led by former secretary of state Madeleine Albright to Shanghai, china, to attend U.S.A. National Day at Expo 2010 Shanghai.
The U.S. Pavilion in the Shanghai Expo [...]