A high-speed rail line, connecting the Chinese capital of Beijing with Guilin, a popular tourist destination in southwest China, came into service on December 28, 2013. A new pair of bullet trains G529/30 is set to run along the 1958-km-long line every day; and the travel time between the two cities has been shortened from about 26 hours to 10.5 hours. The high-speed bullet train G529 from Beijing to Guilin will se ...
In celebration of autumn harvest, the tenth Gongcheng Persimmon Festival takes place in Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County of southeast Guilin, from October 26 to November 24. 2013, for about one month.During the festival, a wide range of activities themed around "Happy Persimmon Town" includes persimmon-throwing fight, persimmons selection, folk song & dance performance, bonfire night and much more. Hongyan villa ...
A new air route connecting Lijiang, Guilin and Ningbo, launched by Capital Airlines, is scheduled to open from November 1, 2013, according to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport. The Lijiang-Guilin-Ningbo flight is set to make a round trip among these three cities in a single day. An A319 aircraft will take off from Lijiang at 9:50 am, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. There will be three flights a week ...
The UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook, organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), has been held in Guilin, China, from October 21-23, 2013. Some 150 participants from 20 countries and regions attended the event. With the theme of "New Knowledge, Practices and Challenges", the UNWTO/PATA forum comprised two sessions - the techn ...
Fly with a helicopter to get a bird's-eye view of Li River is no longer a dream for tourists coming to the scenic city of Guilin. By the end of the year, the low-altitude helicopter tourism project above Li River is expected to kick off officially. The first four aircrafts, including two Robinson R44 helicopters and two Sikorsky S-76 helicopters, will be put into use for sightseeing.In 2013, China is working to ope ...
On September 23, a press conference was held within the Reed Flute Cave to promote its brand-new 4D visual show. Hundreds of reporters, tourism practitioners, and some citizens was invitied to attend the event. And, it is reported that the display will be open to the public from this October. Inside the Reed Flute Cave, a huge cavern, known as "Crystal Palace of the Dragon King", is just like a video theater; the 3 ...
The 4th China Guilin International Tourism Expo (CGITE 2013) has been held successfully at Guilin International Conference & Exhibition Center (GICEC) from September 5-7, 2013. This year, the three-day event brought some 800 exhibitors from 53 countries and regions, including America, Russia, France, Canada, Australia, Thailand, and India, together with 20 Chinese provinces and cities, to an audience of 15 ...
