Category Archives: Tourism

Online voting and the new wonders of the world

The Great Wall is a wonder of the world. UNESCO complains about the voting, Chinese critics complain about the finances.

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Who’s not going to Jin Ping Mei park, and why?

A Jin Ping Mei ruins park (金瓶梅遗址公园) in Huangshan, Anhui, gets no visitors. Schadenfreude abounds.

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The nail house, the Zhengzhou dragon, and the hidden cameras

The Chongqing Nail House (钉子户), blogspot unblocked, a massive dragon in Zhengzhou (郑州祖龙), and cadres spotted by hidden camera in Zigui County (Hubei).

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Chinese tourists: some numbers

The People’s Daily website has published a short Xinhua article in English containing figures for Chinese outbound tourism last year. Excerpt: The number of outbound travelers from the Chinese mainland reached 34.52 million in 2006, up 11.27 percent over the … Continue reading

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Oriental Outlook: The dog-eat-dog tourism industry

From Oriental Outlook magazine (瞭望东方周刊), a feature on China’s cut-throat tourism sector, where profitability depends upon how badly guides fleece their charges.

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Sexy Beijing: Weddings Gone Wild

In this episode of Danwei TV series Sexy Beijing, Su Fei puts on her bikini and heads to Qingdao for a holiday. But the beach is full of nuptial surprises. Click on the arrow below to play. Keep watching after … Continue reading

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Chinese air ticketing goes fully electronic

Xinhua reported last week that the China Air Transport Association (CATA) has stopped providing paper flight tickets and hopes to eliminate them in China by the end of this year. In the meantime, airlines will continue using exisiting stocks of … Continue reading

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Wireless Internet Beijing – Free Wifi Hot spots in Beijing

Free wireless internet and wi-fi hotspots in Beijing: Sculpting in Time Cafe Laid back atmosphere, good pizzas, and free wireless internet. A good place to meet language partners. No.1 Building 12 Hua qing jia yuan.Cheng fu lu. Haidian District. (West … Continue reading

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Free Wireless Internet Hot Spots in Kunming

NOTE: AS OF OCTOBER 2006, THIS PAGE IS NO LONGER UPDATED — TOO MANY VENUES CURRENTLY HAVE WIRELESS Wireless Internet (WiFi) in Kunming: Danwei brings you a mini (and growing) guide to free wi fi hotspots in Kunming, by Kunming … Continue reading

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Free Wireless Internet Hot Spots in Shanghai

NOTE: AS OF OCTOBER 2006, THIS PAGE IS NO LONGER UPDATED — TOO MANY VENUES CURRENTLY HAVE WIRELESS Going wireless in Shanghai: Wi-Fi for Execs While the ubiquitous McDonald’s and Starbucks in Shanghai have ceased to provide free wireless internet … Continue reading

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