For hot air balloonists, the joy of a one-hour flight sometimes is diluted by a long wait for approvals from authorities. But as restrictions continue to ease on low-altitude airspace use, enthusiasts see an exciting future ahead.
With the temperature dipping below freezing, Wang Kaihao finds refuge in the Inner Mongolia Museum in Hohhot, and embarks on a fascinating journey into the region's rich history.
Famous for skyscrapers, the Ferris wheel and jazz, Chicago has numerous attractions to draw tourists from all over the world to soak in its beauty and glamor.
An architect found that the amazing form of an iconic Beijing building shaped her own career after spending more than a decade as project manager for the CCTV Headquarters, she tells Sun Yuanqing.
China's real estate conglomerate Wanda Group is making its mark on the domestic cultural industry, after its successful purchase of the US theater chain AMC.
A small army of amateur translators are putting Mandarin subtitles on English-language television usually ignored by Chinese viewers. But what started as a bit of fun is having a far bigger impact than they could ever have imagined. Liu Wei reports.
The central government's crackdown on extravagance and corruption has not only had an impact on dining and liquor business but also on the gala industry.
Fashion designer Shangguan Zhe sits in the Centro Bar of Kerry Center Hotel in Beijing's CBD. The 29-year-old man seems not to fit in this serious environment - he looks like an ancient sorcerer in a room full of modern businessmen.
The new wave of high-end technology is having a significant impact on people's lives, and is providing new opportunities to Chinese designers, according to experts at the recent 2013 China Red Star design award.
For students who don't shine in their university entrance examinations, vocational schools offer alternative paths to success. Sun Yuanqing visits one institution in Guizhou.
Cao Dongxue believes that among Chinese oenologists and wine educators, she can translate best, and among the translators of French, she knows the most about wine.
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