An artistic journey

Artwork and exhibits at the Mexico Pavilion are as varied and enticing as the country's long history. Contemporary artwork created by Mexican artists and relics from ancient civilizations are the attractions at the pavilion, enticing visitors to learn more about the country's history and development.

What's on

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Urban answer

More than 500 new Chinese cities have been built since the founding of New China in 1949.

Full confidence ahead

I have no doubt about the success of Shanghai's World Exposition. I have no doubt about the importance of the more than 70 million visitors and importance of this World Exposition.

Peerless play

For Ma Wenguang, one of the nation's most successful weightlifting coaches, this year's ongoing National Games proves that the biggest transformation in sport in China has been the brighter spotlight on athletes.

Memories are made of these

When I first received news of my work attachment to China Daily for last year's Beijing Olympics, I thought it was a dream come true.

Power ball

Wes Unseld lowers his 200-cm frame into one of the five-star hotel's plush seats, looks around, shakes his head and utters, more to himself than anyone else, "it's all changed, it's all changed".

Something special

It was 1987 that I first visited the Middle Kingdom arriving by ferry from Hong Kong and landing at the Shunde port outside Guangzhou. Coincidentally, 1987 was the first year that the NBA appeared across China on CCTV-5 with the broadcasting of the NBA All-Star Game.

Ping-pong legacy

As one of the world's most successful table tennis players of all time, Deng Yaping is well-placed to view the phenomenal rise of sports in the country.

Chinese paradise

Every year, in China, there are the true World Championships of table tennis. It happens with the National Championships or, once every four years, the National Games.

Course management

When China televised its first golf tournament in 1995, people in Shenzhen "dressed like royalty but acted like hooligans".