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  • Far from the maddening crowd

    2010-09-10 09:49

    Yangzhou is full of beautiful gardens and ancient sites, but few tourists, Bian Yi reports.

  • Need a vacation? Many Americans don't take them

    2010-09-10 09:14

    Feeling stressed and in need of a vacation? You are not alone but more than half of Americans do not take all their vacation days, even though they think they need a holiday more this year than last.

  • Big plans for 'Big Difference Mountains'

    2010-09-09 10:14

    The name Dabieshan, "Big Difference Mountain Range", comes from its geographical and geological diversity, which has nurtured a myriad cultures and species - and, more recently, a growing tourism allure.

  • City stitches together patchwork of tourist sites

    2010-09-09 10:13

    Pairs of shoes - one leather and one straw - hang above classroom doors in the high school of Huanggang city, which produces the country's top college entrance exam scorers, despite its poverty.

  • The weight of words

    2010-09-09 10:10

    Song Dynasty Renaissance man Su Dongpo spent just four years in Hubei province's Huanggang city but left it with an enduring legacy.

  • Roughing it out on the untamed Wall

    2010-09-08 09:24

    Climbing the Great Wall is a major part of everyone's itinerary when visiting China.

  • Detroit and Los Angeles most stressful U.S. cities: poll

    2010-09-08 09:08

    Detroit, Los Angeles and Cleveland are the most stressful cities in America, according to a new study.

  • Istanbul's Pera Palace Hotel restored to former glory

    2010-09-06 09:11

    The Pera Palace, once Istanbul's grandest hotel which hosted Alfred Hitchcock and Winston Churchill before it slumped into disrepair decades ago, re-opened this week after a lavish, 2-1/2 year renovation.

  • NY Catholic, Jewish, Muslim police tour Holy Land

    2010-09-06 09:11

    Brian Reilly's visit to Jerusalem had a special touch this year because Jewish and Muslim colleagues joined him at the site believed to be where Jesus Christ was crucified and buried.

  • Oil spill will not impact Florida tourism: poll

    2010-09-06 09:10

    The BP oil spill that spewed millions of barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico is unlikely to deter travel to Florida and Louisiana for the rest of the year, a new poll showed.

  • Travel Postcard: 48 Hours in Cooperstown, New York

    2010-09-06 09:09

    Until someone writes an opera about Babe Ruth, opera and baseball might seem like an odd couple, but one small town in upstate New York offers both -- and more.

  • Buenos dias, Buenos Aires

    2010-09-05 10:10

    It's the colorful capital of Argentina and it lives up to its nickname, "Paris of the South".Wang Ru spends a day exploring the charms of the second-largest city in South America.

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