Archive for May, 2009
Exciting Chinese Dragon Boat Festival 2009
——Plan your China trip to be part of it！
Upon summer time with nice and refreshing aroma prevails after rainfall, People in China are now busy preparing the Dragon Boat Festival (known in Chinese as Duanwu). As one of the most significant holidays celebrated in China, the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is also the most history-honored [...]
Survey of Ming Dynasty Great Wall increases its length by 2551.8 km
A two-year investigation of the length of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty era, found that the length is 2,551.8 kilometers longer than earlier thought. It is the joint investigation of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) and State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM).
Badaling Great Wall
The Great Wall was originally built by [...]
