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China Week on Travel Channel

Tonight, 28 July, 8 pm ET, the first episode of Passport to China with Samantha Brown airs on Travel Channel. In this week’s episodes, Samantha will focus on the history, culture and cuisine in Beijing, Sichuan and Xian. First out is Beijing:
“After tasting Peking Duck Tongue at the famous Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant, Samantha is [...]

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The New Seven Wonders of The World

On New Year’s Eve in 2006, Federico Mayor Zaragoza (Unesco’s last General Secretary) led the jury that picked out the 21 canditates to represent global heritage. Since then almost 100 million people have been voting via phone or Internet. The website New 7 Wonders was one of the most popular sites during the voting.
The new wonders were presented on a live [...]

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