Jiangxi-Hong Kong Direct Bus Route Operated as of Nov. 17th
On the morning of November 17th, the first Jiangxi-Hong Kong direct bus left Ganzhou Bus Station of Jiangxi Province. It takes about 7 hours to finish the whole journey.
There are now two 44-seat shuttling buses between Ganzhou and Hong Kong every day as of November 18th, 2007, respectively leaving at 08:00 and 10:30. Passengers can buy the bus tickets at Ganzhou Bus Station, Ganxian County Bus Station, Quannan Bus Station, Dingnan Bus Station, Xunwu Bus Station. Also, they can ring the ticket-booking hot line of Ganzhou Bus Station 8126190, 8101185.
However, passengers for Hong Kong have to go to the police organs to transact their customs declarations themselves in advance, with ID cards and other relevant certificates.
- 1:36 A.M. EST, Nov 20, 2007 Beijing: 15 Newly-built Suburban Parks to Opened Free of Charge as of Next May
It's said that 15 newly-built suburban parks featuring natural ecological landscape will be opened to the public for free in Beijing as of May, 2008.
The 15 parks are as follows:
Chaoyang District: Capital Pear Garden of Pingfang Township, Xinglong Park of Gaobeidian village, Jiangfu Garden, Suburban Park of Dongba Township, Changying Park, Laiguangying Morning Forest Park, Wangsiying Old Pagoda Park, Shibalidian Laojuntang Park, Sanjianfang Gutta-percha Park.
Haidian District: Evergreen Jade East Park, Evergreen Danqingfu Park, Kunyu River Sight Aisle Changchun Healthy Garden.
Fengtai District: Lugou Bridge Cultural Park
Changping District: Dongxiaokou Forest Park
Daxing District: JiugongTown Wangxing Lake Park
- 0:09 A.M. EST, Nov 16, 2007 China Southern Airlines Joins in Sky Team Alliance
On the morning of November 15th, 2007, China Southern Airlines announced that they joined in Sky Team Alliance in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing.
As the largest airlines in China, Southern Airlines is the first airline company that has joined in Sky Team Alliance. Sky Team Alliance is a global airlines alliance established on June 22nd, 2000, whose passenger transport is the largest in the world. The air routes of Sky Team Alliance covers 841 destinations of the world, connecting 162 countries and districts.
- 0:07 A.M. EST, Nov 16, 2007 Xining-Chongqing-Sanya Air Route Opens
Xingjiang Branch Company of CSA (China Southern Airlines) has opened Xining-Chongqing-Sanya air route as of November 14th, 2007.
Connecting northwest China, southwest China and central south China, this route will not only bring more business opportunities into the beautiful border city Xining and boost the development of Western China, but also provide more convenience for people living on the ridge of the world to enjoy the beauty of the mountain city Chongqing and seashore city Sanya.
The schedule for this route is as follows:
|
Flight |
Flight No. |
Departure Time |
Arrival Time |
Date |
|
Xining-Sanya |
CZ6935 |
14:35 |
19:25 |
Monday, Wednesday,
Friday &Sunday |
|
Sanya-Xining |
CZ6936 |
20:15 |
01:20 of the following day |
- 0:09 A.M. EST, Nov 15, 2007 Zhangjiajie: Wulingyuan Scenic Area to Opened For Free Temporarily in the Last Week of Dec.
Wulingyuan Scenic Area, the main scenic spot of Zhangjiajie, will be opened to the public free of charge from December 25th to 31st, 2007. Then, visitors can enjoy the beautiful snow scenery of northern China closely.
- 0:07 A.M. EST, Nov 15, 2007 
