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.

A different point of view

Eighty-four-year-old Zhu Zongxiang has the vigor and vitality of man half his age. In a few old and shabby rooms situated near a group of ancient buildings in Beijing, the old doctor has stubbornly persisted in learning more about the meridians of acupuncture for more than 30 years. He often said he was a traitor to Western medicine.

Life Art

Unveiling a world of wonder

Art can heal and help all. This time artistic expression is helping the 2008 Beijing Olympics in possibly the largest themed art exhibition held in China since 1949.

Life Expat