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WUHAN (Xinhua) — A digital “museum” detailing the Wuchang Uprising of the 1911 Revolution was published Sunday in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei province.
The Wuchang Uprising represented the beginning of the 1911 Revolution, which overthrew the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) one century ago and ended 2,000 years of dynastic rule.
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BEIJING (Xinhua) — A groundbreaking ceremony for a new skyscraper took place in Beijing’s central business district (CBD) on Monday, marking the beginning of construction on what will eventually be the city’s tallest skyscraper.
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SEOUL, (Xinhua) – South Korea will bolster marketing efforts to achieve its goal of attracting 10 million foreign tourists annually, the state-run tourism organization said Monday.
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CHENGDU (Xinhua) — Papa Smurf and his merry band of blue-skinned friends will have a new home in China, with the construction of a “Smurf”-themed park scheduled to take place in the city of Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, over the next three to five years.
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SINGAPORE (Xinhua) — A Singapore museum finally secured a deal to buy three dinosaur fossils from a company in Wyoming, the United States, thanks to a mysterious donor who agreed to give millions of dollars, local media reported on Wednesday.
The bones will be the star attraction at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, which will be completed by 2014, the Straits Times said.
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BEIJING (Xinhua) – About 300 million Chinese are expected to travel during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays this year, according to a report released Monday.
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CANBERRA (Xinhua) — Experts on Monday urged Australian tourism operators to be optimistic, predicting that emerging India and China market will help to lift the local flattened industry.
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