Travel News
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Chinese Scientist's Work Led to First Tibet Railway
- Extending China's railway network to the colder climes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau a decade ago or Tajikistan as part of the current Belt and Road Initiative presented the problem of building a railroad on terrain subject to permafrost.
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Titanic Replica to Boost Sichuan Tourism in Daying County
- The construction of a life-size replica of the Titanic, the passenger ship that famously sank in 1912, will boost local tourism and employment, says an article in the Huaxi Metropolis Daily.
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Three Sacred Tibetan Mountains in Daocheng County, Garze, Sichuan
- Three Sacred Mountains is located in Daocheng County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. From the meandering ranges, emerge the three sacred mountains of Daocheng: Xiannari, Yangmaiyong and Xianuoduoji. Since the ancient times, the three sacred mountains have been a sacred...
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Tibetan Students from Lhasa to Start Summer Camp in Beijing
- Beijing Summer Camp for Lhasa Students has held five sessions since 2011. The program has worked hard to fulfill the Beijing Municipal Government's goals to strengthen support to Lhasa and promote exchanges and integration between Beijing and Lhasa.
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Enigma of Shangri-La is Shrouded in Magnificent Scenery
- The fabled Shangri-La of James Hilton's "Lost Horizons" has long conjured up visions of an earthly paradise set somewhere in a forgotten valley of the Himalayas. Many places have claimed to be the cultural representation of this utopia, but perhaps the most famous where tourism is...
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Tibet's Nyingchi Prefecture: "Switzerland of the East"
- In Tibetan, "Nyingchi" means "the throne of the sun". It is one of the important cradles of ancient Tibetan civilization which has been settled as early as four or five thousand years ago. It was under the domination of the Tupo Kingdom (AD 618-842) for two hundred years....
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Chengdu Becomes Known at Cultural Event in Berlin, Germany
- Accomplished artists and gastronomes from Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, entertained visitors with fabulous art shows and delicious Chengdu food, at the May 17 opening of the Experience China festival in Berlin, Germany.
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Renovated Sichuan Art Museum Opens to Public in Chengdu
- The inauguration ceremony of the renovated Sichuan Art Museum was held in Chengdu on May 23. An exhibition of arts on Sichuan kicked off the same day and will run through June 13.
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Pilgrimage Fair Festival Held in China's Sichuan
- Local residents attend a pilgrimage fair at Paoma Mountain in Kangding of Ganzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan province, May 25, 2015. Buddha's birthday, the eighth day of April according to Chinese lunar calendar, falls on May 25 this year.
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Sichuan Airlines Receives its 100th Airbus Aircraft
- A brand-new Airbus A321 plane landed at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, on Friday afternoon after a 10-hour flight from Hamburg, Germany, where Airbus has a production line.