During the National Day Holiday, some cities and locations such as Shanghai, Hangzhou, Qingdao, and Wuyi Mountain are invariably the first choice for most tourists.

The first travel map of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai has been issued, showing all the highways opened up to June 2004, over 200 places of interest, and 170 major restaurants and hotels.

Qatar Airways is expanding its Chinese operation with the addition of flights to Beijing.

China's Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company is to supply floor beams for the Boeing 747-400 Special Freighter, a program to convert passenger airplanes into freighters.

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, has  signed  a  management  agreement  with  the Dongguan Sanyuan Yinghui Investment  and  Development  Co.  Ltd  to  operate a new deluxe hotel in Dongguan  in  mid  2007.

Life is more than music for American pop group � Backstreet Boys – they are also tennis fans.

Recently a whole host of American stars visited the Shangri-La Hotel Beijing as part of the Wall of Hope concert. Pictured here is American pop diva Alicia Keys being entertained with a the witty rundown of the Chinese culture by Shangri-La Hotel's General Manager George Wee, as the two were en route to her hotel [...]

In previous years, a large amount of people have been accustomed to going to Tian'an Men Square in the morning to join the flag-raising ceremony on National Day.

A cooking class was held recently at the Swissotel Beijing.

Famous Hong Kong stars, Rosamund Kwan and Carina Lau, were staying at the Kerry Centre Hotel, Beijing during their recent trip to the city.