Big News of China

Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival
Chinese people believe that on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, the moon is the biggest, roundest and brightest. And the term round implies family reunion in Chinese. So the Mid-Autumn Festival (also called Moon Festival) is a holiday for members of a family to get together. Sons and daughters will back to their parents' house, typically having dinner together, for a reunion. This year's celebration falls on the 28th of September, only 2 days before China's National Holiday... [more]

PLUS:Some other pupular festivals celebrated among Chinese people...
Guangzhou-Detroit line to open
A new flight linking Detroit in the United States and Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, will be launched on October 31st this year. The route will also take in Japan's capital, Tokyo, according to US Northwest Airlines. With the opening of the new route, passengers can fly between Guangzhou and some seven port cities in the US, including... [more]


Beijing-Budapest route takes off
Tourists from China and Hungary will be able to enjoy direct flights between the capitals of the two countries (Beijing and Budapest) three times a week. An agreement has been reached between Hainan Airlines and MALEV (Hungary Airlines).... [more]

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CHT always has many outdoor activities for its staff. Last Sunday, 14th of August, we experinced a two-hour exiting, funny drift through the Dragon Neck River in North west Yangshuo. It is an unprecedented challage to us for its rushing water, confined passage, and piles of pebbles everywhere........ [more]