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CHINA ARCHIVES 2003

    Fri 28 Nov 2003
Li River-Lowest in 30yrs So low that the cruise boats can only cruise a small section of the river. Starting from YangTi to "9 Horses Fresco Hill" and back. >>see map<<
    Sun 9 Nov 2003
GuiLin - Li River
 There is so little water in the Li River that all boat cruises down to YangShou have been scaled down now every boat starts at YangTi and go as far as "9 Horses fesco Hill" and back. >>panarama<<
    Sat 18 Oct 2003
PRICE WARS ON CHINA VISA'S
There is a "price war" going on with some travel agents on Hong Kong that issue China visas. >>see details<<
    Tue 7 Oct 2003
HK post SARS
The end of "Golden Week" (1 - 7 October) but still HK in October is high season for tourists but this year most tourists are from the "mainland" and Southeast Asia. With luxury Hotel prices going from HKD600-1400
    Wed 1 Oct 2003
BIG BANGS in HK
HK celebrates the start of China's "Golden Week" with a BANG!
    Fri 16 Sept 2003
National Day ...
Or "Golden Week"
Avoid these dates - 1 to 7 Oct - as travel through out China will be hectic as the Govt has encouraged more spending due to the canceling of the May Day Holidays this year because of the SARS out break.
    Thur 11 Sept 2003
Mid-Autumn Festival or "Moon Festival" To night Chinese all around the world celebrate this traditional festival by gathering together with family and friends eating "mooncakes" ...
    Mon 4 Aug 2003
Fly GuangZhou to Lhasa direct
China Southern Airlines (the largest airline in China) will dedicate a Boeing 757 on its Tibetan route. Flying Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from GuangZhou (Bai Yun International Airport) to Lhasa (Gon Ga Airport) with a stopover in Zhong Dian (northern YunNan)
    Monday 28 July 2003
SARS Under control...
Overseas Tourists are still avoiding China - but there is heavy promoting of local tourism and health ...
    Thursday 29 May 2003
HYSTERIA or PANIC
 First 2 confirmed cases of SARS in NanNing (Capital of GuangXi) now by city orders all people are screened before entering any buildings and arriving into the city.
    Saturday 17 May 2003
RAILWAY STATIONS DESERTED
all around China ...
This has to be the first in China with all travel stopped and screening for SARS carriers at all transport points in all cities/towns/villages the railway stations all around China are beginning to look like "ghost stations"
    Friday 9 May 2003
10 HOTELS CLOSED IN GUILIN
In GuiLin 10 Hotels have been forced to close due to SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). Orders from the Govt. have forced all Travel Agencies to cancel all inbound tourist coming to GuiLin or face severe punishment. As of today GuiLin is going the way of BeiJing as all public places such as Theater's, Internet Bars, etc etc are to be closed
     Monday 21 April 2003
May Day Holidays CANCELED Chinese Govt. have canceled the week long national holidays due to the SARS scare which where due to start 1 May  
    April 2003
"Rolling Stones"  CANCELED because of SARS
"Rolling Stones" 
into China - first ever concert on the mainland ...
Mick Jagger has said "a tour of Asia is meaningless without a gig in the world's most populous country" so on …
    Tuesday 1 April 2003
the "Stones - Forty Licks Tour" - will be touching down in Shanghai in their own Boeing 747 with 150 production staff and 30 tons of equipment.
    Friday 4 April 2003
is their second concert in Beijing. Prices will be from RMB280 to 3000 (USD33-362) held in the 7000 seat Beijing Workers' Gymnasium. Supporting act is local rocker Cui Jian - known as China's "father of rock and roll music". Other groups that have played in China since the 80's include, Suede (Feb 2003), Wham (April 1985), Air Supply, Ricky Martin, Paul Simon, Richard Marx, John Denver, Bjork, and Roxette.
    11 Mar 2003
Hong Kong -
a dual currency country
Four major retailers in Hong Kong now accept Chinese renminbi (RMB) as payment in their stores, those retailers include: Marks & Spencer, Supermarket chains Welcome, Watsons and 7-Eleven. This is good news for thoughs coming from China as the exchange rate favors the RMB. Hong Kong dollars are also accepted in neighboring China border City ShenZhen
    17 Jan 2003
Hainan Island
Connected by Rail
Hainan Island is at last connected to the mainland by rail not by a bridge or tunnel but a ferry; trains are driven on to a 165.4 meters long and 22.6 meters wide, 4200 ton ferry which can hold a 40 carriage freight train or a 18 carriage passenger train. The crossing will take 50 minutes to cross from the mainland to Haiko (Hainan Island). At the moment the rail is only serviced by freight trains with passenger services due to start later in the year, once the service starts you can catch a train all the way to Sanya (see map)
    6 Jan 2003
Coldest Winter in 40 Years
Guilin freezes with tempertures below zero...
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