Chinese books and writers are to greet readers from the world's largest book market - the United States - as China will be guest of honor at the Global Market Forum of 2015 BookExpo America.
Winter in the Chinese capital may be cold and gray, but fashion is providing welcome warmth and color. Eye-catching pieces like red knit caps, neon green sweaters and yellow woolen coats dot Beijing's somber landscape.
Loretta Miraglia is not the typical geek that the phrase "female scientist" might bring to mind. She does not wear a white lab coat or talk in jargon.
On a flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai, an Indian engineer noticed row after row of Chinese passengers deep into their iPads, playing games or watching movies. None was doing any reading.
A good piece of lamb has always been a great temptation, especially in the cold seasons of Beijing. Quite a few good dishes of this kind command respect in the capital city - boiled goat in bronze pot at Inner Mongolia restaurant 99 Yurt, grilled sheep leg at Big Bear Roast Leg of Lamb restaurant, and grilled Australian rack of lamb prepared by Chinese chef Fu Yang at My Humble House in Parkview Green.
The graffiti-laced hoarding at the top of the Kowloon MTR station escalators was the first thing that caught my eye. I use these escalators to get to Elements in West Kowloon a lot, and renovations announcing a second branch of The Night Market piqued my interest.
"Stinky No 9" would be proud.
Two years after opening in this fabled city, the Yangzhou Shangri-La Hotel is already well known among taxi drivers. Every single cabbie knew exactly where the hotel is located and brought us to its doors quickly. It speaks volumes about the hotel's quick integration into the local awareness.
If you are organizing a weekend trip to the Huairou district of Beijing, there is now another good choice for one or two nights' stay.
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