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Mountain paradise

[2014-03-20 07:29]

Want to enjoy the best of spring and escape the maddening crowds? Chengdu local Chen Liang says the choice is easy. Mount Qingcheng is only an hour's drive from the capital of Sichuan province and is full of bucolic delights.

World-class spa and wellness service

[2014-03-20 07:29]

Wisps of clouds have grown larger and the sky has turned gray. It seems as if it could rain at any moment, but no one around me seems to be bothered.

Stitches against time

[2014-03-20 07:29]

Bedridden with breast cancer, a worried mother turns to embroidery to fund a future for her children, Luo Wangshu and Ji Jin report in Chongqing.

What's new

[2014-03-20 07:29]

Family drama launches HK film fest

Am I addicted to smartphone?

[2014-03-20 07:29]

I think my iPhone has destroyed my brain. I really do. I used to listen in meetings; now I browse the Internet. I don't text people using proper sentences anymore; I use ugly contractions such as "def" or "prob", and that's when I'm not resorting to smiley faces and winks.

Legacy listing

[2014-03-20 07:29]

Both northern China and South Korea developed ancient heating systems, but China won't follow its neighbor in applying for a UNESCO listing. Sun Yuanqing and Chen Jie find out why.

Show teases your sight and smell

[2014-03-20 07:29]

The exhibition is a feast for both the eyes and the nose. A pleasant fragrance fills the exhibition hall.

Exquisite ceramic, bronze and silk

[2014-03-20 07:29]

Jiangxi province is showcasing some of its most precious cultural relics at the Capital Museum in Beijing for the first time. Almost half of the 160 items are first-class national treasures. They include bronze wares, ceramics, jade wares, silks, calligraphy and paintings.

Slam dunk for tourism

[2014-03-19 07:39]

Beijing tourism chiefs recently attended a basketball game in the United States as part of a bid to lure more tourists to the Chinese capital.

Best of Beijing

[2014-03-19 07:39]

There are many ways to tour the Chinese capital. A better approach is to savor it like a stick of candied haws, one haw at a time and with long intervals to relish the flavor, rather than like a big apple that you bite off simply because it's good for you and will keep the doctor away.

Riding free

[2014-03-19 07:39]

He has cycled across most of China and plans to keep traveling anywhere he can reach on two wheels. Deng Zhangyu chats to a man who lives by the seat of his bicycle.

Living in a haze

[2014-03-19 07:39]

With smog dominating our life and headlines, sales of air purifiers and masks are flying off the shelves. Liu Zhihua explores how people cope with the pollution.

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