Keeps you up-to-date with the latest Tourism Developments in China
November/December | Issue 3
   
BEIJING 2008
August 8-24, 2008


2010 Shanghai
World Expo

Upcoming Travel Festivals

Harbin Ice and
Snow Festival

January/February
Harbin, Heilongjiang Province
 

The Lantern Festival in Zigong Sichuan

From early February to early March
Zigong City,
Sichuan Province
 

Hainan lnternational Coconut Festival

The first 10-day period in April
Haikou City, Wenchang County Tongshi City and Sanya City in Hainan Province

Certified China Specialist Program for Agents

Vacation Packages to China
 The Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad – Beijing 2008 (BOCOG) has released the ticket prices for the Beijing Games, priced so as to ensure local spectators have the chance to see the Games first hand. With 58% of all tickets for sale priced at or lower than RMB 100 and about 14% of tickets reserved for Chinese
students, large Chinese crowds are likely to join the international spectators to enjoy this, the first Games in their country. Tickets will become available in China in the first half of 2007 and more details will be communicated at that time. >>>

Prices
According to the figures released by BOCOG today, the prices for sports sessions will range between RMB 30 and RMB 1,000. For preliminary sessions, the tickets will sell for between RMB 30 and RMB 300, while for the finals, the range will be RMB 60 to RMB 1,000. The lowest priced ticket for the Opening Ceremony will be RMB 200, while the highest priced ticket will be RMB 5,000. The lowest price for the Closing Ceremony will be RMB 150, and the highest will be RMB 3,000.

Beijing 2008
The Games of the XXIX Olympiad – Beijing 2008 will take place from 8 August 2008 until 24 August 2008. The Games in Beijing will play host to the 28 summer sports currently on the Olympic programme. Approximately 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in the Games.
 Fenghuang, an ancient city located in Hunan Province still attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists from home and abroad in winter. The city‘s name originates from a mythological Chinese bird. Because of poor transport facilities, commnities of ethnic groups in Fenghuang still keep their traditional lifestyles.
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Please mark your diary for 2007: November 1-4, KunMing. >>>


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