Shanghai Daily Hangzhou Special
To show the world a thriving and dynamic Hangzhou, on March 25, 2009, Shanghai Daily inaugurated its Hangzhou Special page in the capital of Zhejiang Province known as the "tourism heaven." The page is available to all Shanghai Daily readers Mondays through Fridays. The page aims at display Hangzhou's abundant tourism resources and sound investment environment with vivid pictures and stories in an all round way.
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Old medical center given new lease of life
May 20, 2013 | Author: Wu Huixin and Xu Wenwen
THE intersection of Wulin Road and Shihuqiao Road was once the site of the Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Now it's a rendezvous for Hangzhou hipsters, with fashion brands, design studios, art...
Sunny outlook
May 17, 2013
A Xiaoshan District resident began generating electricity with solar panels mounted on the roof of his apartment building recently.
Tong Guanping, who lives in the Xintang Community, is the first Hangzhou resident...
Zong tops rich list
May 17, 2013
BEVERAGE tycoon Zong Qinghou, 68, tops a ranking of the 500 richest people on the Chinese mainland this year - a list that records a huge increase in the wealth of billionaire entrepreneurs.
Zong, founder and chairman...
Festival bus tickets
May 17, 2013
RESIDENTS can now buy tickets for long-haul buses during Dragon Boat Festival holiday. From June 13, tickets sales will revert to the usual five days in advance, said officials.
A total of 310,000 passengers are...
High-speed in June
May 17, 2013
THE Hangzhou-Nanjing and Hangzhou-Ningbo high-speed railways will go into service by the end of June, said Lu Chunfang, deputy general manager of China Railway Corp, during a recent inspection of the two projects.
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Line 2 details
May 17, 2013
THE second phase of Metro Line 2 will total 12.8 kilometers with nine stations, according to a plan revealed by the Metro operator on its website, www.hzmetro.com.
The extension is expected to go into operation...
Getting your just desserts this summer
May 16, 2013 | Author: Xu Wenwen and Wu Huixin
THE weather's getting warmer, making the prospect of a refreshing dessert all the more appealing. These don't need to come from chain brands with trendy decor to entice passersby. Small, simple eateries endear foodies,...
Sweden-based Chinese artist paints dreams, reality
May 15, 2013 | Author: Xu Wenwen
THE cold, snow, forests and emptiness of northern Europe inspired Chinese Swedish artist Wang Tong to create works that combine the real and the surreal in symbolic oil paintings.
Grays and whites - like vast,...
Sharing Italian and Swiss art, culture and travel
May 15, 2013 | Author: Deng Zhaohao
A free lecture about Italian culture and a concert by a Swiss pianist and vocalist charmed an audience at the Hangzhou Public Library over the weekend.
Giorgio Casacchia, the cultural attache of the Italian Consulate...
Free tea and tea performances by seniors
May 14, 2013 | Author: Wu Huixin
WHEN visitors on Southern Song Royal Street feel thirsty, they can stroll toward a modern building at the intersection of Zhongshan Road and Dajing Lane for free tea and sometimes a tea art performance.
Zhang...
