Category Archives: Tourism

Redefining the Great Wall

The Great Wall is a misleading English translation for 长城, writes Pei Yu in the China Youth Daily.

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Travel to the Philippines discouraged

Kunming’s Metro Times (都市时报) cancels its updates about Philippines tourism.

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Striking out at Zhang Yimou’s musical extravaganzas

Jiang Zongfu, vice-mayor of Linxiang in Yueyang, Hunan, thinks that Zhang Yimou’s Impression series of outdoor performances have hurt the tourism industry.

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Avatar’s Hallelujah Mountain in real life

The tourism bureau of Zhangjiajie in Hunan announced earlier today that the name of the reputed “South Pillar of the Heaven” aka “Pillar between Heaven and Earth” would be changed to “Hallelujah Mountain”

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Stubborn persistence in pursuit of World Heritage status

One of the most mocked scenes in martial arts fiction has a student coming to find a teacher to instruct him in the art, and he kneels for days before the gate as snow gathers on the ground, until finally the master, moved by his persistence, accepts him as a disciple.

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Should foreigners get free admission to Chinese museums?

Zhou Wenhan argues that while foreigners shouldn’t be squeezed for ticket fees, free admission can be an effective diplomatic tool.

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Vietnam travel advice

Free Vietnam travel advice.

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Chasing the Chinese tourist dollar

Statistics about outbound and domestic Chinese tourism, and Ctrip.com.

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Who’s responsible for Chinese tourists’ poor image abroad?

Wu Fei (吴非) writes about Chinese tourists’ poor overseas image (海外形象不佳)

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The rare pleasure of a hotel shower

Ai Ma (艾玛) writes about taking a shower in the Beijing Hotel (北京饭店).

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