One ‘Ghost Airport’ in China Plans to Expand Again
April 10, 2015
The $6 million refurbished airport in Dachangshan island, off China’s north-east coast, planned to welcome 78,000 passengers in 2015. Those plans have not been realized
The $6 million refurbished airport in Dachangshan island, off China’s north-east coast, planned to welcome 78,000 passengers in 2015. Those plans have not been realized
There’s a new long-distance champ for rail routes: an 8,077-mile run from Yiwu, China to Madrid, Spain. The first trip took 3 weeks, but that may improve as time goes on.
American Airlines, which last month took possession of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has announced first routes. Starting May 7, it will take over a DFW to Chicago route, and on June 2, it will start using 787s on DFW-Beijing flights. DFW-Buenos Aires.
Looking to build up its Asia business and partnerships, American Airlines is offering a double-miles promotion on its flights from the U.S. to Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong, as well as on many intra-Asia routes served with its partner, JAL. MORE…
The Thousand Islands Lake is a artificial lake located in the southwest of the city of Hangzhou. There are 1,078 islands dotting a lake that covers 567.4 square kilometers.
While visiting Xi’an, the city where the famous Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Museum is located, we came cross a massive “Xi’an Dumpling House” — a tourist popular restaurant which serves up to 25 different types of carefully crafted dumplings.
Early in my Gumbo career, I wrote about the big mud apartment blocks, called tulou, in the hill tribe region of southern China, photos of which compelled me to travel to Fujian Province.
In the course of my travels in Asia I’ve had 2 month-long stays in China. I haven’t been to Beijing or Xian, never seen the Great Wall or Terra Cotta Warriors. I would very much like to see the Forbidden City but likely…
Shanghai, once the financial and shipping center of Asia, has weathered its ups and downs over the centuries. With the population of 24 million, it is currently the largest Chinese city by population. In recent years,…
On a stopover for a couple of nights in Hong Kong , we wanted to explore a bit more of the local culture and took a walk around the back streets of Kowloon .
The $6 million refurbished airport in Dachangshan island, off China’s north-east coast, planned to welcome 78,000 passengers in 2015. Those
There’s a new long-distance champ for rail routes: an 8,077-mile run from Yiwu, China to Madrid, Spain. The first trip took 3 weeks, but that may improve as time goes on.
American Airlines, which last month took possession of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has announced first routes. Starting May 7, it will take over a DFW to Chicago route, and on June 2, it will start using 787s on DFW-Beijing flights. DFW-Buenos Aires.
Looking to build up its Asia business and partnerships, American Airlines is offering a double-miles promotion on its flights from the U.S. to Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong, as well as on many intra-Asia routes served with its partner, JAL. MORE…
The Thousand Islands Lake is a artificial lake located in the southwest of the city of Hangzhou. There are 1,078 islands dotting a lake that covers 567.4 square kilometers.
While visiting Xi’an, the city where the famous Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Museum is located, we came cross a massive “Xi’an Dumpling House” — a tourist popular restaurant which serves up to 25 different types of carefully crafted dumplings.
Early in my Gumbo career, I wrote about the big mud apartment blocks, called tulou, in the hill tribe region of southern China, photos of which compelled me to travel to Fujian Province.
In the course of my travels in Asia I’ve had 2 month-long stays in China. I haven’t been to Beijing or Xian, never seen the Great Wall or Terra Cotta Warriors. I would very much like to see the Forbidden City but likely…
Shanghai, once the financial and shipping center of Asia, has weathered its ups and downs over the centuries. With the population of 24 million, it is currently the largest Chinese city by population. In recent years,…
On a stopover for a couple of nights in Hong Kong , we wanted to explore a bit more of the local culture and took a walk around the back streets of Kowloon .