The smell hits you even before you see the giant earthen jar that advertises the brewery. The sharp, sweet, slightly musty aroma of good shaoxing wine commandeers the breeze and leads the visitor straight to the entrance arch decorated with thousands of shards of old wine bottles.
Yunnan province has seen new opportunities for improving both its economy and its society now that a provincial project has become part of a national strategy.
The capital of Yunnan province will build itself into a gateway city for China's opening up to the Southwest before 2015, according to the Party secretary.
A meeting was held in Ruili, Southwest China's Yunnan on Monday, to advocate its officials to accelerate its progress of building the province into China's southwest gateway.
The term "rose valley?conjures up a secluded ravine festooned with countless blooms exuding a lingering floral perfume. Bearing this picturesque image in mind, we headed for Rose Valley at the foot of Miaofeng Mountain in Mengtougou district. As we wound our way into the valley, terraced fields of roses appeared on the towering slopes on both sides.
Summer Teng cannot remember how often she has been told she looks like her aunt, the late Taiwan pop diva Teresa Teng.
I've survived SARS, bird flu, the rise of the boy bands and attempts by several Asian women to nudge me into marriage during the last decade. Now I'm either a fat old loser or a roaring one-man success story, depending on your point of view.
Jovanni Sy is taking a much-deserved day off. After more than a month in Hong Kong getting cast and crew up to speed for the four-day production of God of Carnage in late May, the Toronto-based actor and director is stretching his legs and enjoying some seafood on sunny Lantau island.
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