In the ancient town of Yanjing, Catholicism and Tibetan Buddhism literally stand face to face.
Nobody took China Open tournament director Alfred Zhang seriously when he declared a vision during the event's 2004 debut to make it the "fifth Grand Slam".
Despite increasing attendance and tennis' roaring popularity in China, the China Open is still battling a financial deficit and lacks revenue streams.
"When I make the schedule for next year, of course, China Open is one of the main events of my preparation. It's not the Grand Slam, but it's even bigger almost than the Grand Slams."
Li Songshan is thinking about the 12,000 pieces of African art he and his wife spent more than 30 years collecting, before handing them over to a museum so others could enjoy the art they love: "It was like marrying off our own daughter. It's hard but you still want her to end up with someone good, someone who deserves her."
They say you can take the boy out of the county, Africa in this case, but you can't take the country out of the boy. One Johannesburg native, Richard Green, may have made Hong Kong his home for the past five years, but his heart is still in South Africa.
An increasing number of young people are choosing to have plastic surgery to improve their appearances and start new lives.
Flower companies in Beijing are having a hard time as authorities have banned floral displays in front of government buildings during the National Day holiday from Oct 1 to 7.
The local government of Zhuzhou aims to break the city's reliance on traditional heavy industry and develop a more ecologically sustainable economy.
Zhuzhou is showcasing its openness in a bid to attract more investors and human resources.
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