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Chengdu becomes UNESCO City of Gastronomy
March 4, 2010
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Chengdu, a city in southwest China's Sichuan Province known for its "hot and spicy" cuisine, has joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and become one of the UNESCO Cities of Gastronomy.

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Asia's Largest Private Jet Show to Unveil in Sanya March 4, 2010

The first luxury lifestyle event in China, Hainan Rendez-Vous, is going to unveil from April 2 – 4 in Sanya, Hainan Island, the southernmost point in China.

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Zhangjiajie Mountain Renamed after Avatar January 27, 2010

The global blockbuster Avatar is so successful that local residents in central China want their mountains to be named after the floating rocks in the movie, "the Hallelujah Mountains."

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Spring Festival Travel Season of 2010 Starts From January 30 January 18, 2010

Spring Festival Travel Season of 2010 will start from January 30 and end on March 10, lasting for 40 days.

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Freezing Weather Affects Most Parts of China January 5, 2010

After being hit with severe cold weather and heavy snow over the last week, China is now facing continuing low temperatures and strong winds, especially in North China. What’s more, the National Meteorological Administration of China is forecasting that almost all of Southern China will soon be covered by snow or rain, with some provinces expecting storms.

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Wuhan-Guangzhou Bullet Trians Started Operating Today December 26, 2009

On December 26,  the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail was officially put into service, and  the history of China's bullet trains was opened into a new page.

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Wuhan-Guangzhou Bullet Trains to Run from December 26 December 14, 2009

Bullet trains will run from Wuhan to Guangzhou for about 990 kilometers (615 miles), passing through the three provinces of Hubei, Hunan and Guangdong. The time from Wuhan to Guangzhou will be shortened from eleven hours to three hours!

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2010 China Public Holidays Announced December 8, 2009

The public holidays of China in 2010 are concentrated on the three following months: January, May and October. Chinese New Year 2010 (the Spring Festival) begins at the same day as the Valentine's Day on Feb. 14th.  In China, 2010 is the year of tiger(虎).

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Follow Obama's Footprints November 25, 2009

President Obama visited the world-famous Forbidden City where he spent 50 minutes. He is the fourth incumbent President to visit the Forbidden City, following in the footprints of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton.

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Guangzhou Hosts the Seventh International Automobile Exhibition November 24, 2009

On Nov 24th, the annual China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition (GIAE) was opened to the public in Guangzhou, the capital city of South China's Guangdong Province, and the exhibition will last till Nov 30th. During the exhibition period, there are about 70 manufacturers showing over 700 vehicles, and there are more than 600 parts and accessory manufacturers taking part in the show.

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Heavy Snow and Rain Affects Beijing Transportation November 11, 2009

Early in the morning of Nov. 11, heavy snow embraced Beijing, and suddenly the city was covered by white snow everywhere. Four to seven centimeters of snow is expected in the next four days with a temperature drop of over 10°C (50°F).

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