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China nominates Duanwu for UNESCO list

National
2009-5-28

CHINA has submitted an application to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to nominate the Dragon Boat Festival as an intangible cultural heritage. The application was...

Swine flu keeps tourist groups close to home

National
2009-5-28

CHINESE tour companies are promoting short, domestic trips for the upcoming three-day holiday. The traditional Dragon Boat Festival begins today, when the Chinese eat sticky rice cakes wrapped in bamboo leaves...

Flu boosts domestic tour market

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2009-5-25

THE coming Dragon Boat Festival is expected to see high levels of short-term domestic tourism, as the out-bound travel market has been affected by the swine flu outbreak overseas, local airports and travel firms said...

Moon festival brings a surge of travellers

National
2008-9-14

AS the railways experience a surge in travel for the first mid-autumn festival holiday this week in China, many people are asking "what is it for?" In an online survey by the Website Sohu.com, 55.7 percent of the...

China comes to NY with dragon boat festival

World
2008-8-4

BEIJING has the 2008 summer Olympics, but New York has the dragon boat festival. The 18th annual event, steeped in Chinese traditions and flavors, concluded yesterday, with about 90 teams competing, mostly for...

Home appliances in holiday sale

Business | Home appliance
2008-6-10

THE three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday has become a sale season for home appliance makers as they use the break to off-load a backlog of stock caused by the struggling export market. Many producers, such as...

40,000 tourists travel by bus during festival

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2008-6-9

MORE than 90 percent of short-term travel packages were booked out for the first Dragon Boat Festival holiday at the weekend, agencies said. Shanghai Sightseeing Bus Center said two-day travel packages were almost...

Students sweating on exams to feel the heat

Metro | Weather
2008-6-6

THE city and its college entrance students will experience a relatively hot Dragon Boat Festival holiday - as well as three hot examination days which coincide with the holiday from tomorrow through Monday, weathermen...

Charter flights take off for holiday

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2008-6-4

CHARTER flights between Chinese mainland and Taiwan started yesterday for the national Dragon Boat Festival holiday. A China Airlines flight carrying around 150 people from Taiwan arrived at Pudong International...

Most banks open for Dragon Boat Festival

Metro | Culture and history
2008-6-3

BANKS in Shanghai like the Agricultural Bank of China will keep most branches open during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday on Saturday. ABC will open 70 percent of its 400 outlets in Shanghai during the...