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“Visit Shanghai: Super Spring Festival” – Discover New Travel Experiences Through Intangible Cultural Heritage

By asianet

SHANGHAI, Feb. 3, 2026 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– As the Chinese New Year approaches, Shanghai has officially launched “Visit Shanghai: Super Spring Festival,” a citywide cultural tourism campaign featuring immersive intangible cultural heritage (ICH) experiences. Taking place on the heel of the “Discover Shanghai” travel guide competition, which is organized by Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, the … Continued

Jinjiang Culture & Tourism Group · 2026 “Samaranch Cup” Asian Basketball Masters Invitational Tournament opens in Jinjiang, SE China’s Fujian Province

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JINJIANG, China, Feb. 2, 2026 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– The Jinjiang Culture & Tourism Group · 2026 “Samaranch Cup” Asian Basketball Masters Invitational Tournament kicked off on Feb. 1 in Jinjiang, a coastal city in Fujian Province in southeast China, bringing together 104 youth and adult teams from across Asia.   The six-day event is co-hosted by the Samaranch Foundation and the Jinjiang Municipal … Continued

Rippling Waters Power Nighttime Economy in Shandong’s Linyi

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LINYI, China, Jan. 30, 2026 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– The “Water Rhythm Langya” tourism zone in Linyi, a key project under the city’s 14th Five-Year Plan, has transformed the city’s nightscape by integrating riverfront landscapes and fostering coordinated waterfront development. This initiative has created a vibrant nighttime leisure hub and a new landmark for aquatic tourism. The zone features … Continued

Shanghai Launches “Spring Festival Gift Packs” with Discounts and Cultural Experiences for the Chinese Lunar New Year

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SHANGHAI, Jan. 30, 2026 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– As the Year of the Horse approaches, Shanghai is rolling out a series of “Spring Festival Gift Packs” designed to make it easier and more enjoyable for residents and visitors to experience the city during the holiday period. The initiative, led by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, … Continued

China’s Guizhou’s green agricultural products make way into Persian Gulf

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GUIYANG, China, Dec. 2, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– The 2025 Middle East Organic & Natural Expo kicked off on Nov. 17 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where the Department of Commerce of Guizhou Province and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, jointly organized 16 enterprises to present a collective exhibition featuring more than 100 types of distinctive … Continued

China’s UnionPay Expands Presence in Middle East with Fresh Partnership

By asianet

SHANGHAI, Dec. 3, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– In November 2025, China’s leading card payment service provider UnionPay made breakthroughs in cross-border payment innovation and network connectivity in the Middle East with the launch of a multi-currency card and the rollout of a QR code interoperability project.    Last month, UnionPay joined hands with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Turkey) Co., Ltd. … Continued

Zigong (China) Lantern Festival Unveils a Visual Feast of Chinese Colored Lanterns

By Ananthamayil Nagarajan

ZIGONG, China, Jan. 27, 2026 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– On the evening of January 23, the 32nd Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival officially opened at the Chinese Colored Lantern World in Zigong, Sichuan Province, as 11 large-scale lantern installations and more than 200 smaller displays lit up in succession. Originating in the Tang dynasty and passed down for … Continued

China’s Binzhou Advances High-Quality Development Through Real Economy, Innovation

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BINZHOU, China, Jan. 27, 2026 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– Binzhou, an industrial hub along Bohai Bay in Shandong Province, is embarking on a new stage of development, powered by a solid real-economy foundation and growing innovation capacity. As the 14th Five-Year Plan concludes successfully, the city has delivered impressive results and outlined a future blueprint centered on enhancing … Continued

China’s Binzhou Scales New Heights Through Innovation, Green Development

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BINZHOU, China, Jan. 27, 2026 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– In northern Shandong Province, Binzhou, a city bordering the Bohai Sea and flanked by the Yellow River, is opening a new chapter of high-quality development, driven by innovation and underpinned by green transformation. According to its latest development blueprint, Binzhou aims to achieve a new leap in “science- and … Continued

The 11th Winter Fishing Season Opens at Wolong Lake in Shenyang

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SHENYANG, China, Jan. 27, 2026 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– On January 24, the 11th Winter Fishing Season opened at Wolong Lake in Shenyang. Hosted by the Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio and Television, the Shenyang Municipal Sports Bureau, and the People’s Government of Kangping County, the event has drawn more than 100,000 visitors to the frozen … Continued