Cross-culture commentators share a view that Westerners find the 5,000-year-old Chinese culture hard to understand and that misunderstandings have escalated year by year.
Dennis Law retired from a career as a renowned surgeon in Denver, Colorado in 2001. He started his entertainment career with the film Warriors of Virtue. In China he also produced a prize-winning CCTV children's film, Xiwa, as well as the acclaimed TV series, April Rhapsody.
"Always spectacular, sometimes thrilling, occasionally awkwardthe juxtaposition of Asian and Caucasian traditions of theatrical movement, music and martial arts that we see in Terracotta Warriors is a fascinating and illuminating metaphor for both the temporary displacement and the marvelous potential of the emerging multicultural nature of this city and this country. It leaves a legacy of pleasure and provocation that proves that cultural differences need be no barrier to inter-cultural sharing."
Witnessing a first occurrence of anything in human history is rare and for something to happen first in Beijing is also a feat that is hard to fathom.
The Metropark Lido Hotel Beijing, formerly the Holiday Inn Lido Beijing, may have undergone a change in name but it will still ring a bell for most Beijingers, because "Lido Hotel", as it is affectionately known by locals, has been a familiar part of city life for more than three decades.
Ugur Lee Kanbur, general manager of The Westin Tianjin, was first impressed by the colors of the city - the blue sky, turquoise clean water, green grass, local culture, and the historical architectures around the neighborhood of his hotel.
As China's only two safety certificates for genetically innovated rice expired in mid-August, scientists voiced concerns over GM rice commercial farming.
A 58-year-old woman from Qingdao became famous overnight, after she was revealed as the inventor of the facekini, which made waves in the international fashion community.
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