Many parents don't have enough self-confidence to implement and enforce changes in their child's behavior that will reduce the child's risk of obesity, researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston find.

As soon as the three-day National College Entrance Exams ended last month, Bao Luge, a high school graduate in Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, reserved two tables at a 5-star hotel, to express thanks to his teachers.

Located on the 85th floor of Shanghai World Financial Center, the Park Hyatt Shanghai's pool ranks as the highest in the world and includes spectacular views of the city and the Bund. It also includes a relaxation zone called Water's Edge, featuring an overflowing 20-meter infinity pool, a wellness studio with two treatment rooms and a gym. Meanwhile, guests can learn the traditional martial art of taichi from a Chinese master in the hotel's courtyard every morning.

Imagine the breeze blowing through your hair as you are dragged along a lake at speeds of up to 30 km/h on a surfboard while you try to weave left and right and somersault in various directions.

With its Zen-like ambience and calming, open-space design, the newly opened PuLi Hotel and Spa transports guests to another time and place, far from the bustling streets of downtown Shanghai.

A whispering voice echoes, books fall off shelves for no apparent reason and the sound of food steps follow behind, but no one's there! Beijing is littered with hutongs, which have a reputation for being haunted. Some ghost tales are explained and here are five of them.