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Living la dolce vita in Hangzhou

A popular Chinese saying that has survived the centuries expresses the ideal life thus "to be born in Suzhou, to eat in Guangzhou, to live in Hangzhou and to die in Liuzhou."

Life Travel

Good Morning Vietnam

If you want to escape the crowds, immerse yourself in the lush emerald colors of nature and smother yourself with sunscreen on a deserted sandy beach, Vietnam is definitely the place to be.

Getting there

There are direct flights between Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh every day, except for Tuesday and Friday and daily flights via Beijing and Guangzhou everyday.

Discovering some monkey magic

HOUAYXAI, Laos: Swinging from tree to tree is for monkeys or at least it used to be.

Life Health

Sleepless in the city

The 39-year-old man had recently opened a small IT company and was very excited about his future. All day, every day he continued to think up new ways to improve his fledgling business. With his new freedom, came responsibilities. Would he succeed, or would he, like most new business start-ups, fail in the first year?

The A to ZZZZZ of sleep

Experts believe it is important to get 7-8 hours of sleep each night.

Hope for last-stage lung cancer patients

In 1998, Zhang Fuqin was diagnosed with late stage lung cancer. After examining lab images, doctors at a local hospital in Jiangsu Province decided not to go ahead with surgery as the tumor was too close to the gullet and a major artery.

Life People

Longjing's cup overflows

Among the many kinds of tea in China, perhaps the most well-known is the Longjing green tea grown in Hangzhou of East China's Zhejiang Province.