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Shanghai locals flock to Taiwan
Booking tours to Taiwan in Shanghai is a flourishing phenomenon. According to the Shanghai China Youth Travel Agency, the first tour to Taiwan on July 4 expected 50 people, but by now more than 500 people have registered. An average of every ten people competes for one seat, as reported by chinanews.com.cn.
In addition, China Youth Travel Service (CYTS)'s "Taiwan Island 10 Days Elite Tour” on the 18th, 20th, 25th and the "Taiwan Island Eight Day Tour" are fully booked well in advance. Staff in the tourism industry say that “organized tours to Taiwan are now fully booked the moment booking starts."
According to Liu Xiaojun, spokesman for Shanghai CYTS, Shanghai citizens' enthusiasm for Taiwan is based on a special connection to Taiwan’s humane and historical landscape and the island's folk traditions. A-li Mountain, and Sun Moon Lake have a certain appeal to people from the Chinese mainland. According to reports, among the tourists in the July 4th Shanghai tour group heading to Taiwan, nearly two-fifths are between the ages of 50-70. Most of them travel with one or two family members.
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jared1212at 18:06 on July 3rd, 2008
This photo was taken Wednesday July 2nd from my office in the French Concessions in Shanghai.
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at 19:15 on July 3rd, 2008
jay.el, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 20:06 on July 3rd, 2008
jay.el, I like this story. It's good stuff.
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chenhaof1at 21:18 on July 3rd, 2008
It's taken after a thunderstorm.
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bheat 19:35 on July 4th, 2008
We have the direct fly airline yesterday...
Wish both of mainland China people and Taiwan people will have great life now and ever.
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Amélia Lemeat 19:49 on July 4th, 2008
Dragon statue at the Yu Garden in old side (Puxi) of Shanghai. This garden is a good place to see traditional Chinese architecture and is located inside of the old city which is a good place to buy souvenirs.
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Zoltan Papp.at 00:31 on July 6th, 2008
This picture can also be found on my website at
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LPease send me email if you would like to use it, ot just goa head and make some feebbacks on it if it was any good for you.
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