By David Darius
LINYI, China, Feb. 22, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– During the Spring Festival, the air in Linshu County, Linyi, was rich with festive cheer. In each village, residents adorned their homes with colorful lanterns and decorations to mark the Chinese New Year. In Jiaolong Town of Linshu, the hustle and bustle of rehearsals filled the air as performers … Continued
By David Darius
QINGDAO, China, Feb. 20, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– During the Spring Festival, eight overseas students from Grenada, the southernmost island country in the Windward Islands of the East Caribbean, visited the Yangjiashanli Rural Revitalization Demonstration Area in Shandong’s Qingdao to experience traditional Chinese folk customs such as writing Spring Festival couplets and blessings, making paper-cuts, and pasting … Continued
By David Darius
TOKYO, Feb. 19, 2024 /Kyodo JBN/ — A special page, “TOKYO SKYTREE DISCOVER Your Excitement,” has been opened in five languages — Japanese, English, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese and Korean — within the official website of TOKYO SKYTREE, the world’s tallest self-supporting tower, to convey the attractiveness of a downtown area extending from TOKYO SKYTREE … Continued
By asianet
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. on January 9, 2024, upgraded its ticket purchase website offering discount tickets, including "Hakone Freepass" discount tickets and "Limited Express Romancecar" tickets, to allow passengers to buy digital tickets in Korean. Image of digital tickets: https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M104691/202401125253/_prw_PI1fl_xr1mcwjF.png 1. About Odakyu's digital ticket purchase website The browser-based website allows passengers to purchase … Continued
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Anticipating opportunities presented by Expo 2025 running from April to October 2025, the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau (OCTB) has partnered with Kansai Innovation Center (MUIC Kansai) to launch "Tech Tours Kansai," an innovative new platform to develop custom-tailored industrial tours. Ahead of the event, the Kansai region is rapidly gaining attention from government officials … Continued
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Airporter, Inc. and MUIC Kansai (Kansai Innovation Center) have initiated Japan's first off-airport check-in service at Kansai International Airport. The service aims to streamline the luggage process for outbound travelers, delivering luggage directly from hotels (or designated drop-off points) to departure airports in Japan and onward to international arrival airports. Image of off-airport check-in service: … Continued
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"We heard that Rushan launched the 'Winter Tour of Rushan, Savoring Oysters' tourism season. Our family are all loyal fans of 'Rushan Oysters,' so we came on an impromptu trip to Rushan to witness the whole process of oyster growth and maturation firsthand and broaden our children's knowledge." On Jan. 2, tourist Sun Aijun from … Continued
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In winter, going to Northeast China to "play with ice and snow and soak in hot springs" is the most fashionable choice for Chinese young people. Dalian Golden Pebble Beach Resort has opened the 24-hour "day and night" play mode this winter, and the scene is particularly "hot". According to statistics, during the just-concluded New … Continued
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Recently, the 5th Hainan International Film Festival concluded in Sanya, Hainan, attracting guests from home and abroad as well as tourists to gather in Sanya, driving the popularity of the city continue to rise. "Our hotel room occupancy reached 90% in November, and in December, as a number of large-scale events such as the Hainan … Continued
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On December 23, the 2nd Dalian Jinshitan Snow Carnival kicked off at the Jinshitan Gold Coast Plaza. From disco dancing on snow and flames on the sea, to thumping electronic music party and bonfires under the starlit sky, a series of activities turned the Jinshitan Snow World into an ocean of merriment that attracts an … Continued