Hangzhou’s plan to construct Jiangdong Railway Station and Xiaoshan International Airport Railway Station has been approved by China Railway General Group and Zhejiang provincial government.When completed, Hangzhou will have six railway stations by 2030. However, the railway planners haven’t set a t...

Hangzhou plans to invite 10 foreigners to travel along 10 leisure routes in the city, visiting nearly 100 tourist attractions, including highlights of the G20 Summit, cultural relic sites, Qiantang River, national wetland parks, Fuchun River, Grand Canal, Buddhist temples and West Lake.

The Hangzhou International Music Festival will last for 21 days and with its diverse content and form, this summer, the music festival will certainly rock your world. The 2017 Hangzhou International Music Festival invites both classical and national music artists as well as teams from both China and abroad, and the ten high-quality performances provide the festival with a galaxy of musical artists.

What’s Cool this Summer in Hangzhou?What’s cool is from June 24 to August 31, Hangzhou Lang Lang Lang Water Park, Hangzhou Paradise Park, Hangzhou Craze Appleland, Hangzhou No.1 World Hotel and Yunman Hot Spring will together introduce a fantasy bubble festival.During the festival period, several to...

From September 29 to October 3, you can weave your way through the 2017 China (Hangzhou) Craftwork Exhibition, which is held in the Hangzhou Peace International Convention and Exhibition Center (????????).This is the eighteenth year to hold such a significant exhibition and in the realm of Arts &...

2017 Qiantang River Tidal Bore Watching GuidelineQiantang River is the largest river in Zhejiang Province and empties itself into the Eastern China sea through Hangzhou Bay. The Qiangtang River tidal bore is a world-renowned spectacle and is reputed as the "No. 1 Tidal Bore in the World". The Qianta...

The 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou will have 34 events, including 27 Olympic sports, an Olympic Council of Asia general meeting decided in Turkmenistan on September 20. Hangzhou has decided to proceed with planning an Asian Sports Village in line with the council’s requirements.

MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) industry is the high-end part of the tourism industry. With picturesque scenery, an abundance of hotels, and close to Shanghai, the country’s economic hub of Hangzhou has been developing the industry for almost a decade.In recent years, Hangzh...

CONGEE is not only one of China’s most popular breakfast dishes but also a regular accompaniment to other side orders eaten throughout the day.The plain porridge meal is often considered as food therapy when you have an upset stomach and it is usually served with pork floss, pickled cucumbers, and s...

Recently, the China Restaurant Association updated its Catering Industry Yearly Report and according to its 2015 figures the catering income of the whole of China reached 3231 billion which is 11.7% higher compared to the previous year. This is the first time that China’s catering income has reached...

The first Sunday of every November is designated the day for holding the Hangzhou Marathon and this year is no exception. The Hangzhou Marathon 2017 will start at 8:00 a.m. on November 5, 2017. The registration will be accessible from 10 am on September 8th to 10 am on September 15th on the Hangzhou...

In Hangzhou, there are two fascinating roads, one is Beishan Road and the other is Nanshan Road, both of which are near the pearl of paradise – The West Lake.Nanshan Road, despite its length, has enough to keep you entertained all day, be it for food or sightseeing. The views in Nanshan Road are apl...

On the evening of Aug 8, over 10,000 employees of Alibaba Group from around the world to celebrate the company’s 18th anniversary at Huanglong Sports Centre, including over 800 overseas workers from 21 countries. Nearly 40,000 China-based employees also are lucky enough to come to the annual meeting...

THE continuous rain and high humidity from mid-June to early or mid-July in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is also the season when local plums mature and turn yellow. Therefore, it is called huangmei tian, literally meaning yellow plum season in Chinese.High temperatures, frequent rain and h...

A documentary about the history and culture of Chinese tea, involving lots of footage taken in Hangzhou, captured awards in six categories at the 2017 Southeastern Emmy Awards ceremony in the US earlier this month.The winning categories included: documentary-topical; director, non-live; editor — pro...

HIGHER and higher temperature rises but it does not stop the insatiable appetite for food. The night snack streets are witnessing more and more people out and about in their T-shirt and shorts, enticed by the mouth-watering smells from kebabs and noodles. Two weeks ago Shanghai Daily introduced Hang...

IJING Capital Airlines, a sub-sidiary of HNA Group, started offering direct flights from Hangzhou to Saipan, a popular holiday destination in the west-ern Pacific, from yesterday.The airlines will use Airbus A330 on the route. The wide-body jet has 33 business class seats and will complete the trip ...

EVER since President Xi Jinping proposed the Silk Road Eco-nomic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiatives, also known as “One Belt, One Road,” in September 2013, China and countries along the ancient routes have launched a series of cooperative projects.Belt and Road aims to revive t...

Hangzhou’s stunning West Lake, or Xi Hu, has inspired poets, leaders and heroes whose names have been passed down in stories for generations. The city is also a destination for romance, and the setting of one of China’s greatest love stories. As the ancients once said, “In the universe, there is hea...

THERE’S nothing more refreshing than a cup of cool tea on a hot day in Hangzhou, known throughout China as a furnace. For years tea is offered to pedestrians for free around this time of the year. This week, temperatures will linger around 36 degrees Celsius. Visitors to West Lake Scenic Area can gr...