BEIJING (AP) — Local authorities have shut down a popular hiking destination on Mount Everest in China’s Tibet region because of heavy snowfall and icy conditions. Tourism officials said Zhufeng peak in Dingri county, where the Chinese side of Everest is located, is shut until further notice, according to an announcement Tuesday. Earlier in October,…
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Hong Kong’s ombudsman is assessing the management of tourist facilities at nature spots, with its investigation aiming to enhance the city’s green tourism push. The Office of the Ombudsman said on Thursday that the investigation was prompted by media reports that essential amenities, such as toilets, were often inadequate and that the information for transport…
More than 213,000 mainland Chinese visitors flocked to Hong Kong on the first day of the Labour Day “golden week” holiday on Thursday, looking forward to some hiking, treating their taste buds at street food stalls and restaurants, and enjoying a dazzling drone show in the night sky above Victoria Harbour. Immigration Department data showed…
More than 213,000 mainland Chinese visitors flocked to Hong Kong on the first day of the Labour Day “golden week” holiday on Thursday, looking forward to some hiking, treating their taste buds at street food stalls and restaurants, and enjoying a dazzling drone show in the night sky above Victoria Harbour. Immigration Department data showed…
Hong Kong businesses have made extensive efforts to entice mainland Chinese visitors during the five-day Labour Day “golden week” holiday, but many tourists will opt to take recommendations from social media platform RedNote. The government anticipates around 840,000 mainland visitors between Thursday and Monday, about 10 per cent more than last year during the same…
When Beth Trustrum ran and hiked the 16km (10-mile) race in Hong Kong’s Lantau 50 series in December 2024, finishing the hilly course in just over three hours, she could hardly believe it. For the 41-year-old who had been overweight most of her life, it was a huge accomplishment. In her childhood and teens growing…
A 31-year-old man in China has spent nearly a year hiking for 3,300km from his hometown in central Hubei province to Lhasa in Tibet. However, the journey has taken its toll, transforming him to look like he is in his 50s. The man, who uses the alias Liqi on a leading social media platform, embarked…
An 18-year-old man has been successfully rescued after being lost for 10 days in the frigid, mountainous terrain of northwestern China. During the harrowing period when he faced food shortages, Sun Liang managed to survive on river water, melted snow, and even toothpaste, as reported by Jimu News. Sun began his solo hiking adventure on…
A 47-year-old Hong Kong man has died after being found unconscious at Suicide Cliff on Saturday night. Police said on Sunday morning that a search team had discovered the missing man at the hiking spot on Kowloon Peak. The man, surnamed Wan, left his home in Lam Tin on Friday morning. His family later reported…