China Southern Expanding Service to Inner Mongolia; Three New Cities Linked to Airline's Hub in Guangzhou.

GUANGZHOU, China -- China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH) (HKSE:1055) (SHA:600029) -- www.cs-air.com/en -- with the largest and most technically advanced airline fleet in The People's Republic of China has expanded its route system to three new cities of Inner Mongolia.

China Southern has launched new services from Guangzhou to Hailar, Manzhouli, and Xilinhot -- via Hohhot -- in Inner Mongolia.

Hailar, Manzhouli, and Xilinhot are known throughout China as the Golden Triangle of the Grasslands. Located on the Hulunbuir and Xilin Gol grasslands, the three cities enjoy rich tourist resources and prosperous borderline trading with their northern neighbors in Russia and throughout Inner Mongolia.

Located on the Hailar River, Hailar is an agricultural production center on the Chinese Eastern RR. Formerly known as Hulun, Hailar consists of an old and a new city. The old section, founded in 1734 as a fort, is typically Chinese; the new section is a modern, industrial quarter. Hailar also serves as the administrative district in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia with a population of more than 209,000.

Manzhouli in the northeast of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China, is strategically located on the Russian border. Heavy industry is the most important economic activity where the main industries include coal mining and food processing. Manzhouli developed after the 1903 construction of the Chinese Eastern RR and is a key customs station. Until recent times virtually all trade between China and Russia passed through there ... and trade with Russia remains vitally important to the economy.

Xilinhot is a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Inner Mongolia. The elevation is about 3,250 feet. The historic centre includes an artistic temple. Nadam Dahui, a Mongolian feast, is celebrated here every year and Xilinhot is a market where cattle are of particular importance.

China Southern Airlines will operate this service round-trip from Guangzhou with a Boeing 737-300. All flights have one stop in Hohhot with the following schedule:

Guangzhou - Hailar

Flight #    Routing     Dep     Arr      Operates Thursday and Sunday

CZ3181      CANHLD      1125    1715
CZ3182      HLDCAN      1800    2350

Guangzhou - Manzhouli

Flight #    Routing     Dep     Arr      Operates Tuesday and Saturday

CZ3183      CANNZH      1125    1715
CZ3184      NZHCAN      1800    2350

Guangzhou - Xilinhot

Flight #    Routing     Dep     Arr      Operates Monday and Friday

CZ3185      CANXIL      1330    1820
CZ3186      XILCAN      1905    2350

The largest airline in The People's Republic of China for the past 26 years, China Southern Airlines -- www.cs-air.com/en -- connects more than 80 cities around the globe. Major business and vacation destinations served in China include: Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan, as well as international service, including: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

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