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French daredevil climbs Chain's record-high elevator
China :: Mexico | 2 hours ago
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Jean-Michel Casanova, known for his high-flying stunts, scales the Bailong Elevator. Also known as the 'Hundred Dragons' elevator, the attraction is set in a mountain range near Zhangjiajie in China's Hunan Province. A climber since age 5, Casanova
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The daredevil climber who took on the world's tallest outdoor elevator WITHOUT safety gear
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 day ago
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18 May 2013 It'd be hard to persuade many people to teeter 1,000ft above a rocky mountain range, even with full safety gear. But one daredevil climber took on the challenge with only his hands and feet to help him. Jean-Michel Casanova scaled the
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TransAsia Airways to launch flights to China's Zhangjiajie
Taipei :: Taiwan | 10 days ago
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Taipei, May 9 (CNA) TransAsia Airways will launch a new route June 2 between Taipei and Zhangjiajie in the south-central Chinese province of Hunan, the Taiwan-based carrier said Thursday. Three flights per week will be flown using 150-seat Airbus
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Paying the price to travel
Nanjing :: China | 19 days ago
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The law, adopted by China's top legislature on April 25, outlined strict controls on the cost of tickets to enter scenic spots. The National Development and Reform Commission published a list of more than 1,200 scenic spots lowering their entry fees
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Three Taiwanese killed, 11 injured in China tour bus accident
Changsha :: China | 20 days ago
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Taipei, April 29 (CNA) Three Taiwanese tourists were killed and 11 injured Monday when the tour bus on which they were traveling skidded off the road and fell down a slope in China 's Hunan Province, Taiwan's Tourism Bureau said.
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Popular tourist city offering free entry to students
Shanghai :: China | 1 month ago
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Cheng Danfeng, vice-mayor of Zhangjiajie in Hunan province, said the policy has been drafted and, once introduced, elementary and middle school students who present their IDs, such as student cards or passports, can visit the tourist spots in the
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McDonald's to open on Zhangjiajie mountaintop
Changsha :: China | 3 months ago
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American fast-food giant McDonald's is expected to open an outlet on the top of the Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie scenic spot in Central China's Hunan province before May 1. McDonald's has signed a 20-year rental contract with the owner of the
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In PHOTOS: Adventures of the French 'Spiderman'
Tianmen :: China | 3 months ago
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Adventures of the French 'Spiderman' R obert climbs the 165-metre-high (541 feet) 46-story Italia building in downtown Sao Paulo February 27, 2008...Adventures of the French 'Spiderman' R escuers stand at the foot of a wall of Tianmen mountain as
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Backyard Travel Releases New China Tour: Natural Wonders of Hunan Province
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | 4 months ago
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Backyard Travel, Asia’s most innovative travel company, has today released details of a new tailor-made tour: ‘Natural Wonders of Hunan Province’ in the South Central Region of China...While at the vast park in Zhangjiajie, travelers will also be
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Geoparks asked to put stress on Earth sciences
Shanghai :: China | 4 months ago
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Experts called on Chinese tourist sites to go beyond teaching history and culture and place a greater emphasis on Earth science. Zhang Jie, a geomorphology professor at Nanjing University's tourism research institution, said tourist sites in China
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