Wang Junli's family income doubled six months after they moved into their new house. Today, the 47-year-old lives with his wife and daughter in Guajiayu, a typical mountain village in Pinggu District northeast of Beijing, more than 150 kilometers away from the downtown area.
The audio system in our car stopped playing all CDs about a year ago. Before we replace it, or the car, I've rediscovered the fun of radio programs, a joy taken away by TV, Internet and busy schedules.
The group of unlicensed coalmine owners besieged Li Yang, with their guns goring against his body. "What are you doing here?" they demanded. They thought he was a journalist seeking to reveal their illegal mining in North China's Shanxi Province.
Street peddlers are often the target of harassment in China. I once wrote a column condemning the urban management officers who crack down on their hawking with no regard for their right to subsist on a meager but hard-earned income.
Jiang Wen, named by Time Magazine as China's Marlon Brando, says his third directorial work - The Sun Also Rises (Taiyang Zhaochang Shengqi), is not a story he could describe in words.
Committed foodie Perri Dong has carved his niche from living at the cutting-edge of culinary culture. The classically trained chef left the United States in 2001, and is now a Shanghai-based food, wine and beverage consultant whose opinion is widely sought as the last word on the local gastronomical scene.
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