Departure gate

2011-04-07 12:06:45

The Spring of Putuo Mountain Tourism Festival will be held from April 9-20 in Putuo district of Zhoushan, an island city in Zhejiang province.

Day trip to water town

2011-04-07 12:00:36

Millennium-old Zhujiajiao just an hour from Shanghai offers a glimpse of ancient Yangtze Delta life.

Hemudu site: Living exhibit of Neolithic Age

2011-04-07 11:59:50

Exhibits of primitive life are not always confined to a showcase. At the Hemudu Cultural Site Museum in Yuyao city, Zhejiang province, visitors can delve into the wilds to experience a way of life long past.

Cherry blossoms a rite of spring

2011-04-07 11:56:52

Late March and early April is the time for cherry blossoms, when the white, pink and peachy petals make a powerful dance on a thousand trees in the gentle breezes of Gucun Park in Shanghai's Baoshan district.

Just like being in a movie

2011-04-01 19:16:41

The ancient towns and villages of eastern Zhejiang and its picturesque scenery have been the location of many films.

On the road less traveled

2011-04-01 11:32:59

Peter Hessler says his latest offering Country Driving, while a travel book, is also 'sociology, anthropology and journalism'.

Hangzhou's West Lake Springs to Life

2011-04-01 11:26:43

West Lake comes back to life in springtime with its translucent water glinting with dancing sunlight, willows sprouting yellowish-green buds, peach flowers blossoming, and moist earth smelling of new grass.

Staying ahead of the market

2011-04-11 13:55:34

Hilton Shanghai is more than a landmark in the city's former French Concession. As the first international hotel to open in Shanghai more than 20 years ago, the hotel has a special connection to the city.

Submerged in a sea of golden cole flowers

2011-04-01 11:23:52

Wuyuan County in eastern China's Jiangxi Province always teems with tourists in spring.

Tibet through the Lenses-Potala Palace

2011-03-30 18:43:12

The first part of the series is fully packed with pictures of Tibet's landmark structure—Potala Palace.

Enjoy the show of Beijing's markets before they disappear

2011-03-30 18:35:48

They know how to start reeling you in, those stallholders at Yaxiu and Silk Market, and all those lesser-known but nonetheless fully-stocked Beijing traders' hubs.

Tourists enjoy cherry blossom in National Cherry Blossom Festival

2011-03-30 14:08:31

Tourists enjoy cherry blossom during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, March 26, 2011.