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Moving away from the mountains to find prosperity in cities

[2016-07-16 07:40]

One of the largest relocation programs in modern China's history is now underway - 1.3 million people in the country's most poverty-stricken province, Guizhou, will be moved from mountainous areas to nearby townships by 2020.

A red bastion gets a green makeover

[2016-07-16 07:40]

Zunyi City is a well-known tourist destination due its key role in China's revolutionary history, but its picturesque countryside also has a lot to offer visitors.

Tapping its cultural diversity

[2016-07-16 07:40]

A project launched in Guiyang, the capital of the province, recently aims to bring local cultures closer to city's residents and visitors

Cambodia says visitors to Angkor temples must dress properly

[2016-07-16 07:40]

Visitors who dress immodestly will not be allowed to enter Cambodia's famed Angkor temple complex, the agency that oversees the site said Thursday.

Crossing Spain on an ancient pilgrimage route

[2016-07-16 07:40]

French Way takes you across country to Apostle's burial site

Six more jewels in Shanghai's architectural crown

[2016-07-02 09:34]

Longmencun, or Dragon Gate Village, was well-known in Shanghai early last century. This neighborhood on Shangwen Road with 4-meter-wide alleys is the only one in the city that embraces 76 houses of various foreign styles and is classed as a city-level immovable cultural relic.

Five ways to fly high in California wine country

[2016-06-25 07:40]

You know it's fun to take in the wine country sights. But have you thought about trying the heights?

From the paddocks and pens to the dinner plate

[2016-06-25 07:40]

The country down under is still riding high on the back of its red meat exports

A youth's walk down the lanes of history

[2016-06-04 13:37]

Bai Tianhua, 15, is a regular visitor to Nanluoguxiang in Beijing. He doesn't pause at the main alley with stores, cafes and restaurants, but turns into one of the 16 narrow hutong on both sides.

The other side of tourism's golden promise

[2016-06-04 12:38]

If you want respite you can flee to the 16 narrow alleys that shoot off to each side from the main one.

No wonder those naked monkeys look relaxed

[2016-06-04 11:24]

Dipping in Japanese hot springs opens the pores and the eyes.

Volcanoes, islands and lots of culture

[2016-05-21 07:59]

With its diverse geography and ethnic groups, Indonesia offers a lot to the visitors with its more than 17,500 islands.

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