If you are called a "beauty" in some Chinese shops, don't get too excited, as you will find out disappointedly that most female customers are addressed the same way.
Built 2,400 years ago, the Grand Canal linking Beijing and Hangzhou in East China's Zhejiang province, was the country's most important transport link, and was used to ship grains and goods between the south and the north. At a time when there were no trains or highways, it served to connect the whole of China.
For years, veteran sculptor Ren Jun has been intrigued by people from all walks of life who like to have their pictures taken holding their fingers in a V-sign.
When asked by some visitors if he knew about Canadian Dr Norman Bethune, Xu Menglin, a 79-year-old farmer in a remote mountain village of Hebei in North China, asks: "Have you ever met him?"
Often, I feel helpless at night - the number of sheep I have counted could fill a dozen pens, but I am still alert and perky as if I am about to watch a horse race.
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