Recently, Shuangliu county in Sichuan province, which has one of the strongest economies in all of western China, has even bigger plans to become a new energy and manufacturing complex, centered on solar, nuclear and wind energy.
Pilots from all over the world have come to the city of Laiwu, in Shandong province to perform and compete in the skies overhead at an annual festival that started on Sept 24 and run through Sept 28.
An annual aeronautics show in the city of Laiwu, in Shandong province is not just attracting air sports fans but a broad range of tourists as well.
The international aeronautics festival is well underway in Laiwu, Shandong province and has tourists heading to the town in droves to get a look at the planes and air shows, with some of the world's leading stunt pilots performing.
One of the major events of the ninth National Ethnic Games, which run Sept 10 to 18, was a special show that ran all day, complete with banquet and at least 20,000 guests from various ethnic groups, in Guiyang, Guizhou province, Thursday morning.
For Gui Bin, winning a gold medal for his home province, Guizhou, at the National Ethnic Games would be the ultimate lifetime achievement.
The 17-year-old Wu Yueming is perched there gracefully on a 7.5-meter-long bamboo trunk in the middle of the river, using a long, thin strip of bamboo as a paddle to glide along with perfect balance and poise.
They say "seeing is believing", and inspired by all those kungfu movies I was weaned on, I decided to experience the fascinating attractions of Wudang Mountain first-hand.
Garuda Indonesia expands China market: Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia's national airline, now has five weekly flights on the Jakarta-Beijing route, daily Jakarta-Guangzhou flights and four weekly Jakarta-Shanghai flights. To meet the demand by Chinese travelers, it will launch direct flights to Bali soon. Ticket reservations and promotions at www.garuda-indonesia.com.
John Clark takes a break in Qingdao and delights in the city's many attractions even if he does fall flat on his face at the beer museum.
Hangzhou's West Lake draws more than 30 million people a year, making it one of the country's top attractions.
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