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Shanghai: One of The 31 Places to Go in 2010

 "New York Times" (www.nytimes.com) has named The 31 Places to Go in 2010, the southern Chinese city of Shanghai,  ranked No. 12. To many, the idea of a World Expo might seem like a dated, superfluous throwback from some preglobalized age. (Remember the one in Aichi, Japan? Enough said.) But tell that to the 70 million who are expected to attend Expo 2010 in Shanghai. This is China, after all. And following up on Beijing’s spectacular Olympics, Shanghai is pulling out all the stops....

Shenzhen: One of China’s Wealthiest Cities

 "New York Times" (www.nytimes.com) has named The 31 Places to Go in 2010, the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen,  ranked No. 20. Chances are, the iPod in your pocket was made in Shenzhen, China. But this industrial powerhouse of a city on the Pearl River Delta in the southern region of the country, is more than just a factory town of sweatshops and bad smog — and it has the high-class hotels and high rollers to prove it. Shenzhen is one of China’s wealthiest cities, right up there...

Guilin Travel Guide: the most beautiful place in China

Just as Xian is a must when you travel to China, so is Guilin. The stunning landscape in which the city is situated has a kind of magic that is all its own. The strangely shaped hills, or karsts, with the verdant vegetation ranging from bamboo to conifers together with wonderful caves make Guilin such an attraction for tourists. Located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin is considered to be the pearl of China's thriving tourist industry on account of the natural...