(China Daily) China’s railway operator will introduce an advance train ticket reservation service on two major rail routes from July 20, giving passengers more flexibility to plan their journeys ahead of time while helping railway authorities better align train capacity with travel demand, the national railway operator China State Railway Group said on Friday. Currently, passengers can purchase train tickets up to 15 days before departure. Under the pilot program, travelers will be able to submit reservation requests through the “ticket reservation” section on the 12306 mobile app — the official…
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(China Daily) Kyrgyz airline Aero Nomad is set to launch a direct route between Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, and Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Aug 3. The route, operated with an Airbus A320-200 aircraft, marks the first direct China-bound service by a Kyrgyzstan-registered airline, according to Xinjiang Airport Group. In its initial phase, the airline will operate one round-trip flight per week. Outbound flight KA887 departs Bishkek’s Manas International Airport at 10 pm local time every Monday and arrives at the Urumqi Tianshan International Airport at 1:35 am local…
Archaeologists have identified residue of a 2,300-year-old grain-based alcoholic drink from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) in Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region, offering new insights into ancient Chinese brewing technology. The discovery was made at the Shanjiabu cemetery of the Qin State of the period in the city of Guyuan, where researchers found the liquid preserved inside a bronze garlic-head-shaped pot — a distinctive vessel of Qin culture, according to the regional department of culture and tourism. Through a combination of archaeological research and advanced scientific analysis, researchers confirmed…
A shaky chestcam video, a mist-shrouded iron ladder and one trembling question — “Is this the way to heaven?” — have propelled the 168-meter “sky ladder”, part of a via ferrata, or protected climbing route, in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, into the global spotlight. Posted on social media platform RedNote in March, the first-person clip captures a climber inching up metal rungs that vanish into clouds. The ladder sways with the movement of people above and below. “I’m almost there,” she whispers, sounding both frightened and unbowed. The video was an…
When Karyna Kovalevska, an 18-year-old from Ukraine, first visited China in 2019 as part of a Confucius Institute summer exchange program, she never imagined the country would one day become her second home. The program began in Anhui province, where she eagerly took on the challenge of learning an entirely new language. Chinese wasn’t easy — but it was exciting. “It’s so different from Ukrainian or Russian,” she said. “It felt like stepping into a whole new world.” Kovalevska was amazed by the kindness and generosity she encountered, even though…
China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket on Friday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space. The rocket lifted off at 7:26 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 17th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit.
The Shenzhou XX mission crew returned to Earth on Friday afternoon, nine days later than their scheduled landing, ending an extended stay aboard the Tiangong space station after a suspected debris hit left their spaceship with a cracked window. A re-entry capsule carrying the three astronauts – mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong and crew members Colonel Chen Zhongrui and Colonel Wang Jie – touched down on the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region at 4:40 pm, after flying more than five hours on the Earth-bound journey.…
The Fifth Hunan Tourism Development Conference kicked off on Wednesday in Huaihua, Hunan province, bringing together senior officials, industry experts, and practitioners to share insights. Shen Xiaoming, Party secretary of Hunan, said the province has vigorously promoted the development of its tourism industry in recent years by transforming its natural landscapes and cultural heritage into enduring attractions. Mao Weiming, governor of Hunan, emphasized that efforts should be made to deepen the integration of tourism with culture, technology, and other sectors. He added that Hunan will enhance its image, drive project…