The young Inma and her husband Liu Xiaosong Inma has seen the changes in Beijing overa space of over thirty years, from a closed offcountry to an open one, from one where thelocals are wary of foreigners, to one where theywelcome them, ...
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Several events and celebrations have been planned in these days in Italy to mark the upcoming Chinese Year of the Goat. Through time, festivities for the Chinese New Year have become something Italians expect to take place in major cities ...
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Rebranding on March 4th as Hotel Jen Upper East Beijing, Traders Hotel Upper East Beijing marks the first property in mainland China to adopt the new Hotel Jen brand by Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Catering to a new ...
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The Yonghegong Lama Temple generally gets the hype from visitors in the capital, but the older Dongyue Temple is also in downtown Beijing, offering a surprisingly tranquil environment is home to some incredible buddha statues, as well as ...
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Four islands in Fiji, Greece, the United Kingdom and Canada were put up for auction on China's largest online shopping platform Taobao, with three of them sold within 12 hours. Any Chinese citizen who put up a 1,000 yuan ($159) deposit ...
Tags: Islands, Taobao, Wealthy Chinese, ownership
A full moon blazed in the sky, signifying the Lantern Festival across China. Particularly for this festival, lanterns break out of the typical round and red mold, taking on shapes limited only by the imagination. At Bejing's Olympic ...
A series of events for celebrating Chinese New Year and introducing Beijing's bid regarding 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in Helsinki on February 18th. Yu Qingtai, China's ambassador to Finland; Jussi Pajunen, mayor of Helsinki; and Chen ...
A corseted Naomi Steinberg stands before her audience perched curiously on one foot, nose jutting forwards. She honks a couple times to inform people that she is indeed the goose referred to in the name of her show, Goose Feather. A few ...
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Beijing Huaibei International Ski Resort is located at Huaibei Town, Huairou District, near the site of 2014 APEC summit. As the only ski resort in Beijing surrounded by the Great Wall on its three sides, Huaibei International Ski Resort ...
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The crowd at Atou Studio was abuzz with Beijing's art and media types to kick off the JUE music and arts festival. The warm and low key gig was billed as an art exhibit, showcasing just four pieces of sonic-themed art. "We wanted to create ...
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China claimed more spots than any other country in the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards for 2015, with 16 eateries on the list, including Shanghai's Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet at No 3. The event was supported by the Singapore Tourism ...
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The joint bid by Beijing and Zhangjiakou to stage the 2022 Olympic Winter Games is based on ideas of sustainability and frugality and places athletes center stage, according to the capital's mayor. "Holding the games in a frugal way is ...
Travelers in China don't tend to hit the movie theaters, but last Saturday it was worth ducking into the Ullens Center of Contemporary Arts to dig into an exploration of music and culture. People gathered to witness Beijing's first ...
Authors who participate in The Bookworm Literature Festival (BLF) consistently say that they are amazed how a small independent bookstore can put on such an epically proportioned event. Visitors (expats and countrymen alike) from across ...
Over the years, the good folks at JUE festival have been done an impressive job to bring in international talent to Beijing. Travelers looking to catch a bit of “the local scene” need look no further than JUE, a festival that ...
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