China Highlights 2009 6 News

Water shortage problems eased by new plants in Shanghai June 26, 2009: A new water plant came into service yesterday which will help ease problems of shortages mainly in Minhang District over the summer peak period. read more...
Shanghai Expo float to take part in Rose Parade near Los Angeles June 26, 2009: Two Chinese-American groups in Los Angeles will jointly sponsor a float to promote Shanghai World Expo 2010 in the upcoming Rose Parade New Year celebration. read more...
Folk games: a window on old Shanghai June 26, 2009: VISITORS to the Shanghai World Expo may be able to take part in Shanghai's traditional longtang games, including hoop-rolling, shuttlecock kicking - in which players use their feet to keep a shuttlecock in the air - marbles and rubber-band skipping, which were popular in the city decades ago. read more...
Mobile Toilets Will Handle Expo Demand June 26, 2009: To cope with the demand for facilities during the 2010 World Expo, 49 sets of mobile toilets are to be made available. read more...
Expo prepared for mobile phone TV June 26, 2009: The Shanghai World Expo organizers say they have built most of the mobile phone stations needed to support handset TV services featuring 2010 World Expo content in the city. read more...
Shanghai Weighs Homestay Program for Visitors to 2010 World Expo June 25, 2009: Shanghai might organize local residents to provide homestays during the 2010 World Expo, a tourism official said Tuesday. read more...
Supercoppa Italiana (Italian Super Cup) TIM 2009 to kick off at Bird’s Nest, Beijing, August 8 June 24, 2009: Supercoppa Italiana TIM 2009 is to kick off at Bird’s Nest in Beijing on August 8, the first anniversary of the Beijing Olympic Games. The 2009 Supercoppa Italiana will be contested between Serie A 2008–09 winners F.C. Internazionale Milano and Coppa Italia 2008–09 winners S.S. Lazio. read more...
New Terracotta Warriors Dig Begins in Xi’an, Tourists can see the Excavation June 21, 2009: A new Terracotta Warriors dig has going on in Xi’an, China since June 13. The dig will last for half a year and tourists can witness the excavation in progress. The famous Terracotta Warriors are life-size clay figures created to protect the tomb of China’s first emperor Qin Shihuang in the afterlife. They were first uncovered in 1978, 2000 years after they were created. Called the Eighth Wonder of the World, they are among China’s biggest tourist draws. Now Chinese archaeologists have begun the third dig of the Terracotta Warriors after a 24-year break. read more...
Total solar eclipse to be visible at Yuehu (Moon Lake) Park of Shanghai on July 22 June 17, 2009: Total solar eclipse will be visible at Sheshan Yuehu (the moon lake) Park Shanghai, China on July 22 2009. The total eclipse will cover many cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou, Haining and Huangshan. Yuehu (Moon Lake) Park is one of the best places to witness the longest total solar eclipse over a century. read more...
Gavin’s Training on “Eastern and Western Thought” June 10, 2009: To strengthen the staff's consciousness about the differences between China and the western countries, Staff training on "Eastern and Western Thought" has been given by Gavin (a marketing manager of China Highlights) on June 10th, 2009. read more...