To stay afloat, its different strokes for different folks

Duisburg, Germany: Watching canoes glide down the water, many a novice has thought how easy it looks. But when they get into their own canoe, the beginner will usually find himself not gliding, but going in circles.

Gone with the wind

We are in a boat in the middle of Dianshan Lake, a vast stretch of water 45 minutes drive from downtown Shanghai, when all of a sudden the engine cuts out and we begin drifting gently along into a dead calm.

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African Development Bank Annual Meetings

Life Travel

Getting there

Jinan International Airport is located about 40 kilometers outside of town. Visitors unfamiliar with the area should be cautious when taking taxis from the airport, because it is a magnet for Jinan's craftiest cabbies.

Rock of sages cleft for me

As the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, Qufu's main claim to fame is having shaped two sages of the ages.

High adventure

Holidaymakers with sky-high ambitions will find mountains of fun on Taishan, in East China's Shandong Province. These precipitous peaks are the most monumental of China's past and present.

Standing at the feet of Buddhacious attractions

Majestic mountains and splashing springs make Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong Province, a vivacious vacation destination.

Life Health

Healing through exercise is not such a stretch

Doctor Ajandok Eory once again has organized Hungarian medical practitioners to come to Beijing to learn the 312 exercise, a meridian-based fitness program.

Burning issue for men

Chronic prostatitis is the No 1 reason men visit urologists in China, however the causes of the disease are still a mystery. The Chinese Urological Association Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network (CPCRN) has just been formed to help shed some light on the subject.