China Travel News

The 25th National Lotus Flowers Exhibition is being held from July 8 to September 8 in Dazu County, Chongqing. During the exhibition, more than 500 kinds of lotus will be put on the show; among which 43 are

South Korea will start operating round-trip flights between Gimpo Airport near Seoul and Beijing Capital International Airport this month.

A new route from Chengdu to Shigatse will be launched on July 8, announced by Air China. The Chengdu-Shigatse flight operates 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). The flights of Chengdu-Shigatse will leave at 6:55

Hong Kong Ocean Park opened its new Rainforest Theme Zone on June 14th. 70 kinds of animals from tropical rain forests can be found in this theme zone, including an anaconda, two capybaras, the world's smallest monkey 'Pygmy Marmoset'.

On June 14th, the Chinese government released the price schedule for Beijing-Shanghai high-speed trains, which is scheduled going into operation on June 28th.

Scandinavian Airlines is going to launch its new Copenhagen-Shanghai services on 1 March 2012. Airbus A340-300, the largest aircraft in the company’s fleet, will be used in this new route, offering 245 seats in a three service class set up of Business, Economy Extra and Economy.

Eight tourist attractions have been upgraded to the 5A-level Scenic Areas recently, which was announced by China National Tourism Administration.

Alitalia Airlines is launching its flights from Rome to Beijing. This new international service took place yesterday at Rome Fiumicino airport.

The new round of excavation at a burial pit of Emperor Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC) Mausoleum was launched on June 3rd. A new museum of terracotta warriors will be open in October, in which visitors will be able to watch excavation work take place.

United Airlines is launching its daily nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai in October. The new flight service provides a link between the second-largest city in the U.S. and center of finance and trade in mainland China.