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Dongzhi (冬至) is the 22nd one of 24 solar terms, and marks the winter solstice. It always comes on or around December 22 in Gregorian calendar, when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest. In China, people celebrate the day as an most important festival. This year, Dongzhi Festival occurs on Friday, December 21, 2012. Originally, Dongzhi was celebrated as an end-of-harvest festival. Today, it is observed with ...
What is Nong Jia Le (农家乐)? The Nong Jia Le, literally "have fun in farmers' home", is a new tourism model in Southern China. It is often run by a farmers' family, providing home-cooked meals and even comfortable accommodation. And, most importantly, it thus offers a relaxing escape from bustling city life. On December 8, our company organized a one-day winter outing for Maozhou island near Daxu ancient town, to ...
A celebration ceremony was held on December 1, 2012 to mark the 100th anniversary of the completion of Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge, in Linxi village, Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Dong ethnic minority residents and guests got together to attend the event. A sacrificial ceremony kicked off the celebration. After that, a hundred respected local seniors walked thro ...
The fifth annual Yangshuo Climbing Festival ran from November 9th to 11th, 2012. About 500 climbers from throughout China and 12 other countries got together to attend the event.This year's festival program includes treasure hunt, men/women bouldering competition, best photo contest, climbing music festival, gibbon slacklining competition, CMDI climbing skills clinics, cross-country mountain bike race, and more.Sin ...
How did Guilin get its name?
Do you know how Guilin(桂林) gets its name? Actually, Guilin literally means "Forest of Osmanthus" in Chinese. The evergreen osmanthus trees are planted almost everywhere in Guilin city.桂 Gui = osmanthus林 Lin = forestIn autumn, sweet and golden osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, spreading their fragrance with the wind. Walk around the city, and you will smell a sweet fragrance in the air.
A 60-second video promoting Guilin made debut in New York's iconic Times Square, showing the harmonious beauty of Guilin landscapes and culture to the rest of the world.The promotional video, called "This is Guilin," began to screen on October 1. It was shown on a 18-meter-high by 12-meter-wide billboard at 2 Times Square. Guilin is a world-famous tourist city for its stunning karst landscape, idyllic countryside s ...
The 6th UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook held in Guilin, China
The 6th UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook was successfully held in Guilin, China, from October 11-13, 2012. The forum was jointly organized by the Toursim Organization (UNWTO) and the Pacific Asian Travel Association (PATA), hosted by Guilin Municipal Government and in collaboration with Hong Kong Polytechnic University.This year's forum was themed around collaboration and partnership in tourism. It pr ...
