Archive for August, 2008
Olympic Venues Become Tourism Hotspots
The end of the games was just the beginning for many Olympic venues, which are set to become tourist hotspots. Travel agencies have already developed tours that feature the stadiums and other venues.
With the Paralympics around the corner, Guangzhou travel agencies are promoting tours to Beijing's Olympic venues. For less than two thousand yuan, tourists [...]
Beijing Olympic Updates: China's Latest Gold Winner
Beijing Olympic Updates -- China recaptured the women's 10m platform title at Beijing Olympic Games as 15 year-old diver Chen Ruolin claimed the gold in the National Aquatics Centre on Thursday.
The Beautiful Dive of Chen Ruolin
Chen Roulin produced one of the stellar displays of Beijing 2008 by not just by winning the Women's 10m Platform [...]
The Inspired China Tour Guide Team in Outward Development
On Sunday, 27th July 2008, the staff of HRC and Wintour (also the China Tour Guide Team) went out for an outward development in the beautiful Maofeng Mountain.
Firstly, let us learn about the Outward Development; it is also called Outward Bound Development. It came from the nautical expression that refers to the moment a ship leaves [...]
Olympic Updates: Days of Surprise Wins for Hosts
So what if Michael Phelps was not there Thursday. The Water Cube was still set on fire. And it was a blaze China will remember for a long time.
Liu Zige and Jiao Liuyang sent the spectators in a tizzy with China's first swimming gold (200m butterfly) at the 2008 Games and its first 1-2 finish [...]
Olympic Updates and Beijing Travel Trips Part 2
Beijing Olympics-Day 5 Review
The name Michael Fred Phelps was etched into Olympic record books today as the man with more gold medals to his name than any other person in sporting history. And the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games became a milestone for Chinese gymnastics when the women's national team won its first gold.
Beijing Olympics-Day 6 [...]
Olympic Updates and Beijing Travel Trips
After the breath-taking opening ceremony for the 2008 Olympic Games held in China's capital, Beijing, caught nearly 40 billion people's eyes worldwide. And the triumph is now going on and on with the efforts of the athletes from all over the world to play fair and win medals. And the success is the practice of [...]
The "Runaway" Self in Tibet
"My tibet travel is harsh. The days of journey are long, the roads are dusty and bumpy. But the travel touches me-it stirs my senses and nourishes my soul. I think about the real "me" again and all over again by the side of the sacred spaces and stunning landscape. This is truly a journey [...]
Yellow Mountain, a Photographer's Paradise
The yellow mountain is the paradise for a camera and a man. Let the camera tell us what a paradise the Yellow Mountain could be. In this solemn moment, the camera speaks louder... than any man.
Come and Meet Giant Panda in China
The Beloved Pandas
Cute faces, unusual beauty and grace...They bring visitors to China pleasure and enjoyment. They are China's National Treasure-Giant Pandas! Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains that indicate that over 8 million years ago ancestors of the giant panda were living in China. That is the reason why the giant panda is has been called [...]
