Travel Notes in China

Here is a list of top places to visit in Shanghai.
1. Oriental Pearl Tower

Night scene of Oriental Pearl Tower
Standing on the banks of the Hangpu river the Oriental Pearl Tower is one of Shanghai’s most popular tourist destinations attracting over 3 million visitors a year.
Completed in 1995 and with a height of 468 m (1,535 [...]

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Introduction

Introduction
Different from the Thousand Island Lake in California, US, we have an alike name “Thousand Island Lake” or “Qiandao Lake” (Partly in Chinese) which locates in Zhejiang province, China.
In Chinese, the Thousand Island Lake is called QianDaoHu(千岛湖), which means a lake containing thousand islands. Located in the west of Zhejiang (浙江 in Chinese) province, [...]

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Chinese Tourism Industry Report on Year 2007

It has been observed internationally that tourism in a country would be “switched on” once per capita GDP reaches above US$1,000. In 03, China’s per capita GDP surpassed that mark for the first time and data show that domestic tourism in the middle kingdom appeared to have jump started [...]

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Tourism in China has greatly expanded over the last few decades. The emergence of a newly rich middle class and an easing of restrictions on movement by the Chinese authorities are both fueling this travel boom. China has become one of the world’s most-watched and hottest outbound tourist markets. The world is on the cusp [...]

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