China Tea Expo to Held in World Trade Center The 6th China Tea Expo will be held at World Trade Center, Beijing, on 24th-27th October, 2009, is the largest, most important tea event in Beijing China.
China Tea Expo is the annual trade event for the tea industry, in 2008, the 5th CTE was successfully held at the World Trade Center, it's about 11000 square meters, thousands of tea lovers, mass merchants, experts and business professionals have visited CTE, as well as impressive tea ceremonies, visitors got to taste a good few varieties, attended seminars and visited specialty tea wholesale suppliers. During the trade show, CTE approximately hosted over 250 local and overseas companies and over 50000 visitors. - 2:51 A.M. EST, Sep 23, 2009
Beijing Olympic Cultural Squares Published During the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the Paralympic Games, twenty-six Olympic Cultural Squares in Beijing will open to the public free of charge. The Olympic Cultural Squares will be open from June 23rd to September 17th when the Paralympic Games is scheduled to end. During the games, large screens will be installed in the Olympic Cultural Squares to offer live broadcast of the events. Also, there will be outdoor performances of domestic and foreign artists, outdoor exhibitions, sales areas of Olympic licensed products and souvenirs on the squares. Besides, distinctive Chinese lanterns will be hung over in the Olympic Cultural Squares and major parks of the city. List of the Olympic Cultural Squares:
Districts and Counties |
Squares |
Dongcheng District: |
Ditan Park (??????) |
Xicheng District: |
Xidan Cultural Square (??????) |
Chongwen District: |
Yuting Public Cultural Square (????????) |
Xuanwu District: |
Daguanyuan Cultural Square (???????) |
Chaoyang District: |
Square outside the west gate of Chaoyang Park (????) |
The PLACE Boulevard (??????) |
Wangjing Square (????) |
Jiangtaiwa Cultural Square of Dongfeng Town (???????????) (To be determined) |
Haidian District: |
Haidian Park (????) |
Square in the China Millennium Monument (?????) |
Keda Roudaoguan Square (???????) |
Fengtai District: |
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Shijingshan District: |
Beijing International Sculpture Park (????????) |
Mentougou District: |
Binhe Square (????) |
Tongzhou District: |
Canal Square (????) |
Shunyi District: |
Guangming Square (????) |
Hexie Square (????) |
Changping District: |
Yong'an Park Cultural Square (????????) |
Pinggu District: |
Century Square (????) |
Daxing District: |
Xingcheng Cultural Square (??????) |
Huairou District: |
Mingzhu Cultural Square (??????) |
Memorial Park of the Fourth World Conference on Women (?????) |
Fangshan District: |
Fuqian Square (????) |
Yanshan Center Square (????????) |
Miyun County |
Miyun Cultural Activities Center Square (??????????) |
Yanqing County |
Yanqing Exhibition Center Square (?????????) | - 4:04 A.M. EST, Jan 24, 2008
Beijing Subway: Passenger Transportation during the Spring Festival to Start It is reported that the passenger transportation of Beijing Subway during the Spring Festival of 2008 will start on January 23 and ends on March 2, 2008. During this period, the existing five subway lines of Beijing will hopefully receive 116 million passengers with a daily transportation of 2.9 million passengers. To relieve the pressure of subway transportation, several temporary metro trains will be in service opportunely. For tourists in Beijing, it is best to pay more attention when traveling by metro or to choose other way to get around in the city. - 4:17 A.M. EST, Jan 22, 2008
Chaoyang Park to Hold 2008 Chaoyang Int'l Spring Carnival According to Chaoyang District, the 2008 Beijing Chaoyang International Spring Carnival will be held in Chaoyang Park during the Spring Festival of 2008. From February 7th to 12th, the 2008 Beijing Chaoyang International Spring Carnival will be held in Chaoyang Park. The Chaoyang International Spring Carnival began in 2002 and is becoming more and more popular among people. As one of the largest cultural programs of Beijing, it is a combination of entertainment, shopping and sport. Characterized by the distinctive activities, the Spring Carnival will provide domestic visitors and foreign tourists with unforgettable exotic experiences. Tips for the Chaoyang Park:
Admission Fee: |
CNY 10 |
Address: |
No.1, Nongzhan Nanlu (????) |
Bus Route: |
31, 117, 302, 350, 406, 419, 431, 499, 635, 672, 682, 750, 758, 852, 973, 985, 988 to Chaoyang Gongyuan (Chaoyang Park, ????). |
- 11:38 P.M. EST, Jan 17, 2008
The 2008 Temple Fair to be Staged in Ditan Park It is reported that the Dongcheng District will host a temple fair in the Ditan Park from February 6th to 13th, 2008. The mascots of the temple fair are a red mouse and a yellow mouse, for the year 2008 is the year of mouse. The Sichuan Opera will be staged in the temple fair. Besides, special boxing ring has been set up in the park, and tourists to the park will watch professional boxing performances. Tips for the Ditan Park (????):
Admission Fee: |
CNY 2 |
Opening Hours: |
06:00-21:00 |
Location: |
Andingmenwai Dajie (??????), Dongcheng District |
Transportation: |
Bus No.104 Kuai (104?), 125, 201, Subway Line 5 to Hepingli Beijie (?????). |
Bus No.104, 108, 113, 119, 124, 18, 201, 328, 358, 407, 426, 430, 643, 644, 758, 803, 850, 858, Te 2 () to Ditan Ximen (the west gate of Ditan Park, ????). |
Bus No.13, 116, 117 to Yonghegong ( Lama Temple, ???), and then walk to the park. |
- 11:35 P.M. EST, Jan 17, 2008
Olympic Torch Relay Route within Beijing Determined According to the Beijing Olympic Committee, the torch relay route within Beijing City now has been determined. The torch will be passed in fifty-six sites places of 18 districts and countries in Beijing. The torch relay of the Beijing City will start at 07:00 of August 6th in Badaling Great Wall and end on August 8th in the National Stadium. It will pass through some famous tourist attractions, including Ming Tombs and the Summer Palace. In particular, the route of the torch relay resembles the Chinese character '?' which means harmony, symbolizing it is a 'harmonious trip'. Presently, the selection of the torch bearers has been finished. The Olympic torch relay route within Beijing City:
Date |
District |
Places |
Aug. 6th |
Yanqing |
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Changping |
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Huairou |
Memorial Park of the Fourth World Conference on Women (???????) |
Miyun |
Miyun Reservoir (????), Midong Square (????) |
Pinggu |
Pinggu Century Square (??????) |
Shunyi |
Beilangzhong Village (????), Modern Car City (?????), Beijing Yanjing Beer Group Corporation (??????) |
Tongzhou |
Canal Culture Square (??????) |
Chaoyang |
Beijing Central Business District (CBD??) |
Dongcheng |
Wangfujing (???), Silver Street (??), Ancient Observatory (????) |
Aug. 7th |
Fangshan |
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Mentougou |
Tanzhe Temple (???) |
Shijingshan |
Capital Iron and Steel Company (??), Badachu Park (???) |
Haidian |
Summer Palace, Old Summer Palace (???), Peking University (????), Tsinghua University (????), Zhongguancun Science Park (???????) |
Fengtai |
Lugou Bridge (???), Headquarters Economy Garden (?????) |
Daxing |
Daxing Development Zone (?????), Daxing New City (????) |
Chongwen |
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Xuanwu |
Ox Street (??), Memorial Pillar of the Establishment of Beijing City (?????) |
Xicheng |
Jinrong Jie (???), Chang'an Jie (???), National Grand Theater (?????), Tiananmen Square |
Aug. 8th |
Urban areas |
Tiananmen Square, Jinshui Bridge (???), Forbidden City, Jingshan Park (??), Di'anmen Dajie (?????), Shicha Lake (???), Drum Tower (??), Olympic Center, National Stadium (?????) | - 11:19 P.M. EST, Jan 16, 2008 |
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