IJING Capital Airlines, a sub-sidiary of HNA Group, started offering direct flights from Hangzhou to Saipan, a popular holiday destination in the west-ern Pacific, from yesterday.The airlines will use Airbus A330 on the route. The wide-body jet has 33 business class seats and will complete the trip ...

EVER since President Xi Jinping proposed the Silk Road Eco-nomic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiatives, also known as “One Belt, One Road,” in September 2013, China and countries along the ancient routes have launched a series of cooperative projects.Belt and Road aims to revive t...

Hangzhou’s stunning West Lake, or Xi Hu, has inspired poets, leaders and heroes whose names have been passed down in stories for generations. The city is also a destination for romance, and the setting of one of China’s greatest love stories. As the ancients once said, “In the universe, there is hea...

THERE’S nothing more refreshing than a cup of cool tea on a hot day in Hangzhou, known throughout China as a furnace. For years tea is offered to pedestrians for free around this time of the year. This week, temperatures will linger around 36 degrees Celsius. Visitors to West Lake Scenic Area can gr...

AS the mercury soars it reduces the appetite because the inner heat breaks the balance of yin and yang energy.Traditional Chinese medicine claims toxic accumulates in the body during summer, causing restlessness.TCM therapy helps in restoring the balance between yin and yang, renews energy and resto...

A light show themed sports including jogging, swimming, basketball and soccer is staged from Aug 29 on the walls of 11 buildings along Qiantang River. The show also displays images such as the “most beautiful running track” in Binjiang District and the Olympics Stadium. The 5-minute show ends with t...

A good name of a restaurant is spread by one foodie’s mouth to another’s, instead of commercials or advertisements.Because real foodies are serious and passionate about food. Even heat does not deter them from seeking food, either hotpot or even ice cream.Below are three restaurants which opened les...

THE 12th G20 Summit held earlier this month in Hamburg reminded people of the last G20 Summit that took place in Hangzhou.During the summit in Hangzhou, the city presented the grand expo center to the world, a spectacle coupled with fireworks, as well as its great hospitality. Today tourists can vis...