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Heaven Lake, Xinjiang.
CHINA
A new airport opened in northwest China’s Xinjiang
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Koktokay Airport received its first flight from the regional capital Urumqi on 1st, Aug. The airport is located at Fuyun County, Altay Prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The travel time from Urumqi to Fuyun has been shortened to 50 minutes from around seven hours. China Southern Airlines opened a new route linking Urumqi with Koktokay. The CZ6693/4 flight with more than 180 seats will fly to the town every day.
Koktokay, around 400km from Urumqi, has abundant mineral and tourist resources. The new airport will bring Koktokay
closer to the outside world,
which officials hope will attract more tourists.
Koktokay National Geopark, or Koktokay Scenic Spot, northeast of Fuyun County in Xinjiang, is an
ideal place for sightseeing, hiking,
and photographing.
SINGAPORE
Singapore’s First UNESCO
World Heritage Site
The Singapore Botanic Gardens has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is the first and only tropical botanic garden on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. It is the first in Asia and the third botanic gardens inscribed in the world following Orto botanico di Padova and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. www.sbg.org.sg/unesco/
refer to Botanical Gardens page 8-9
4 OCTOBER 2015
CRUISING
Making a splash
Launching this season, the 4180 passenger Anthem of the Seas (from $1,299), from Royal Caribbean, has a glass viewing capsule that swings on a mechanical arm for 360-degree views of the sea, plus a skydiving simulator. Pontant’s 122 cabin Le Lyrial (from $2,690) is a more subtle affair, the luminous palette of blues inspired by polar ice and constellations. And the 4,200 passenger Norwegian Escape (from $1,099) has a three story ropes course complete with skywalks and planks.
- LISA CHENG
Prices are in USD, per person and based on double occupancy.
Queenstown