110 contestants for this year's Miss World finals have arrived in Beijing for the last leg of their charity tour of China  yesterday.

All the contestants were given a warm welcome in Chang'an Hotel, a famous five star hotel in Beijing.

During their four-day stay in Beijing, they will see the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven and other sights. They will also go shopping with local people.

On Friday evening, the contestants will participate in a fund-raising banquet for disabled and orphaned children at the Great Hall of the People.

But the best is yet to come, with the final competition and the award ceremony to be held early next month in Sanya of the southern island province of Hainan.

(CRI online   November 19, 2003)