BEAUTIFUL CHINA
Civilization begins with the interaction between men and nature. Men live and prosper where the climate is pleasant and food abundant, and the actions of men constantly modify nature and geography. For thousands human civilization is also a story of how men and nature coexist.
Ecological well-being is at the centre of every prosperous civilization. This exhibition brings visitors to ponder the find styles from different parts of China, Many of which are valuable cultural heritage of the mankind. The respect for nature and environment-friendly approach are increasingly advocated in the new era of China’s modern development. From the photos, one can see the commitment of China and Chinese People to building a beautiful China, where “lush mountains and lucid waters are more precious than gold and silver”, and contributing to global ecological security.
China always welcomes international visitors with all its man-made heritage and natural splendor.
Discover China
Since joining the International Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1985, China has 55 World Heritage Sites to date; of these 36 are cultural heritage sites, 13 are natural heritage sites, and 4 are cultural and natural (mixed) sites, ranking second in the world.
In addition, there are also several Chinese documents inscribed in UNESCO’s list Memory of the World, which registers the world’s documentary heritage. Furthermore, China has a rich non-material cultural heritage, with several of them inscribed on UNESCO’s list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
DISCOVER CULTURE
The glorious history of Chinese literature is reflected in the Book of Songs, Songs of Chu, Poetry of Han Dynasty, Book of Jin, Poetry of Tang Dynasty, Song Poems, Verse of Yuan, traditional Chinese novels with a couplet title of Ming and Qing dynasty, and essays of the Republic of China since the pre-Qin period. China has colorful folk cultures. Traditional artistic forms include poetry, traditional Chinese operas, calligraphies, and traditional Chinese paintings.
FESTIVALS & ACTIVITIES
See all that is China. Experience the festivities and activities from the Ice & Snow Sculpture Festival to the Festival of Lanterns. For the avid auto fans, there are the Beijing and Shanghai International Automobile Exhibition. Interest in motion pictures? See the Shanghai International Film Festival. See below for more events to match your interests.
ENTERTAINMENT
Residential areas in China are equipped with fitness clubs, bowling rooms, and swimming pools. Hotels often have bowling rooms, billiard rooms, gymnasiums, closed-circuit television and satellite TV. Singing and dancing halls, nightclubs, bars, and KTVs are often open all night.
Community Entertainment Directory Residential areas in China are equipped with fitness clubs, bowling rooms, and swimming pools. Hotels often have bowling rooms, billiard rooms, gymnasiums, closed-circuit television and satellite TV. Singing and dancing halls, nightclubs, bars, and KTVs are often open all night.
Suburban Activities
Suburban areas have amusement parks, holiday villages, folk culture villages, safari parks, ecological parks, botanical gardens, and angling areas. Tourists who are seeking a healthy experience can visit herbalists, acupuncturists, sauna and physiotherapy centers, blind massage centers, and drug-dip bath treatments.
Extreme Sports Events
Extreme sports events in China include clubs for slip boards, wheelbarrows, bungee jumping, and paragliding. Gymnasiums and sports centers hold football, basketball, table tennis, badminton, and track and field tournaments.
Entertainment in Cities
In the large-medium cities throughout China, cultural institutions such as concert halls and theatres have been built to host Sino-foreign national concerts, symphony concerts, song and dance and drama, ballet and acrobatics.
Opera
Opera is highly popular in China, and can be found throughout the country in many different forms, some of which concentrate on dramatic performances. The Beijing opera is regarded as the quintessence of Chinese opera.
Cinemas, Museums and Artistic Centres
Cinemas screen famous foreign movies, and popular Chinese movies. Large cities have museums and artistic centers for exhibitions of culture relics, photographs, paintings, and artwork.
Other Cultural Activities
Municipal and district level cultural areas have been established for children and feature calligraphy, painting, photograph, music, dance, Chinese martial arts, model air plane, sculpture, and other cultural activities.
FOOD
Chinese cuisine has developed for several thousand years, composed by royal palace cuisine in various dynasties, feudal official cuisine and different local cuisines. Famous styles of cuisines include: Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Jiangsu Cuisine, Zhejiang Cuisine, Hunan Cuisine, and Anhui Cuisine. Ingredients in Chinese cuisine are mostly made into the small size suitable for eating. Chopsticks are used for solid food.
RECOMMENDED ROUTES
Travel along Nanjing, the host city of the Youth Olympics, see the Yangtaze River, the Great Wall of China, and the Silk Road. Experience a journey to Shangri-la and the exotic beaches of Hainan.
Cruises
Cruise first developed in Europe and has a history of more than 100 years overseas. Originally cruise means a large passenger streamer running regularly along fixed lines. Such ships were always used to transfer postal matters between continents. In late 19th century and early 20th century long air journey was not in vogue, so some people aboard such postal ships for their journey across sea. Since then the cruise tours came into being and developed steadily. Although air journey developed gradually in the 1950s, some unoccupied rich people preferred to cruise. At the same time, cruise became luxurious and developed into a professional form of tourism. Modern cruise appeared in the 1960s.
Since the 1980s, global cruise tourists have increased at an average annual rate of 8.2 percent. Today 120million people have experienced cruise tours of two days or longer in the world. Cruise market has great potential and cruise economy shows a bright future in its development Cruise industry will become one of the entertainment tourist fields reporting the fastest growth in the world.
Cruise tourism is different from traditional tourist forms. Traveling with cruise, it is unnecessary to rush for trains or coaches, to carry heavy luggage, to move from one hotel to another, and to be hurried for taking photos in order to catch up with other group members. Also it is unnecessary to pay extra fee for other items. The modern cruiser is like a moveable star-rated hotel and it equipped with all facilities for relaxation, amusement, shopping, entertainment and gathering. The cruiser boats movie releasing room, ball room, body fitting room, bar and other facilities. It even has theme displays, lecturing hall, a small planetarium, a swimming pool and a collection of valuable fine arts.
In addition, cruiser is a romantic love boat. The love story happened on Titanic has moved numerous viewers. For the travelers from different countries, the cruiser is drifting on the vast
ocean, far away from the continent and is a good place for people to set out their enthusiasm. Today cruise tourism is the best choice for young lovers to have their honeymoon holidays.
Most Chinese coastal port cities report a per-capita GDP of more than US$3,000, a level of medium-sized developed countries. A swift economic development will bring about an increase in the consumption capacity of residents. A remarkable economic development in China has around great concern of cruise companies in the world. Three cruise giants in the world-Carnival Cruise Lines Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., and Star Cruise, the tourist item the minority aristocrats from Europe and America could enjoy in the past, has entered into Chinese ordinary families rapidly. Also China warmly welcomes cruisers from other countries to call to feel the rapid development in China and the hospitality of the Chinese people.
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SHOPPING
Thanks to its long history and splendid culture, China boasts a large number of meticulously made traditional arts and crafts, showing high craftsmanship. Folk arts and crafts rooted in the life are simple, unadorned and vivid, with profound connotations and ethnic characteristics. Buying tourist commodities with artistic and practical value will help foreign tourists deepen their understanding of China. The tourist souvenirs bought in China can be preserved by tourists, or given to friends and relatives as gifts, In addition, they will help tourists remember their wonderful trips to China forever.
Chinaโs tourist commodities mainly include silk products, embroideries, brocade, Chinese paintings and calligraphy, cloisonnรฉ, pottery and porcelain, carved works of arts, woven products, lacquer ware, fans, the four treasures of the study (writing brush, ink stick, ink slab and paper), tea, wine, works of art made by the ethnic minority people, carpets, tapestries, West Lake silk umbrellas, New Year pictures, paper-cuts, kites, folk costumes and toys. All of them are of high tourism commemorative value.
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Chinese tourist offices contact information
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China National Tourism Administration Tokyo Office
Address๏ผโค 105-0001 Air China Building 8F, 2-5-2 Toranomon, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel๏ผ0081-3-35918686
Fax๏ผ0081-3-35916886
Website๏ผhttp://www.cnta.jp
China National Tourism Administration Osaka Office
Address๏ผโค 556-0017 OCAT Building 4F, Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku,Osaka, Japan
Tel๏ผ0081-6-66353280
Fax๏ผ0081-6-66353281
Website๏ผhttp://www.cnta-osaka.jp
China National Tourist Office, Seoul
Address๏ผ(100-706)15F Daeyongak Bldg.,25-5,1-Ka,Chungmu-ro, Chung-ku, Seoul, Korea
Tel๏ผ0082-2-7730393
Fax๏ผ0082-2-7573210
Website๏ผhttp://www.visitchina.or.kr
China National Tourist Office, Singapore
Address๏ผ7 Temasek Boulevard, # 12-02A Suntee Tower One, Singapore 038987
Tel๏ผ0065-63372220
Fax๏ผ0065-63380777
China National Tourist Office, Kathmandu
Address๏ผP.O. Box 3639, Heritage Plaza II, Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel๏ผ00977-1-4255936
Fax๏ผ00977-1-4267695
Asia Tourism Exchange Centre Limited
Address๏ผB1, 20/F, Far East Finance Centre,16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong
Tel๏ผ00852-28630000
Fax๏ผ00852-28611371
China National Tourist Office, New Delhi
Address๏ผD-64, Malcha Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021, India
Tel๏ผ0091-11-41680540
Fax๏ผ0091-11-41680541
China National Tourist Office, New York
Address๏ผ370 LEXINGTON Ave, Suite 912 New York, New York 10017
Tel๏ผ001-212-7608218
Fax๏ผ001-212-7608809
Website๏ผhttp://www.cnto.org
China National Tourist Office, Los Angeles
Address๏ผ550 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 910 Glendale, California 91203
Tel๏ผ001-818-5457507
Fax๏ผ001-818-5457506
Website๏ผhttp://www.chinadiscoveryvideo.com
China National Tourist Office, Toronto
Address๏ผ480 University Ave., Suite 806 Toronto, Ontario M5G1V2,Canada
Tel๏ผ001-416-5996636
Fax๏ผ001-416-5996382
China National Tourist Office, London
Address๏ผ71, Warwick Road, SW5 9HB,London,UK
Tel๏ผ0044-20-73730888
Fax๏ผ0044-20-73709989
Office du Tourisme de Chine, Paris
Address๏ผ15 Rue de Berri, 75008 Paris France
Tel๏ผ0033-1-56591010
Fax๏ผ0033-1-53753288
Fremdenverkehrsant der VR China in Frankfurt
Address๏ผIlkenhansstrasse 6, D-60433 Frankfurt/M Deutschland
Tel๏ผ0049-69-520135
Fax๏ผ0049-69-528490
Website๏ผhttp://www.fac.de
China National Tourism Administration Rome Office
Address๏ผVia Nazionale 75,00184 Roma,Italia
Tel๏ผ0033-1-56591010
Fax๏ผ0039-0648913429
Oficina Nacional de Turismo de China en Madrid
Address๏ผPlaza de Espana 18, Edificio Torre Madrid, Oficina 7-13,28008 Madrid
Tel๏ผ0034-91-5480011
Fax๏ผ0034-91-5480597
Website๏ผhttp://www.turismochino.info
Fremdenverkehrsamt der VR China in Zรผrich
Address๏ผGenfer-Strasse 21, CH-8002 Zรผrich, Schweiz
Tel๏ผ0041-1-2018877
Fax๏ผ0041-1-2018878
China National Tourist Office, Moscow
Address๏ผKrzhizhanovskogo Str.14,3, Moscow, 117218, Russia
Tel๏ผ007-495-645-02-69
Fax๏ผ007-495-642-87-67
Website๏ผhttp://www.chinatourism.ru/
China National Tourist Office, Sydney
Address๏ผ11th Floor, 234 George Street, Sydney, NSW2000, Australia
Tel๏ผ0061-2-92529838
Fax๏ผ0061-2-92522728
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