Chinese sports hobbies have changed over time. In the 1980s, traditional exercises were popular among all age groups, especially the elderly. In the photo above, taken in 1989, elderly people practice Shaolin Arhat boxing in a park in downtown Beijing. Today, people are also attracted by more modern exercises, such as dancing and yoga. In some parks, mature women, known as dama, dance to music in public squares, as in the photo at right, taken last year. Chinese square-dancing is also known to foreigners, because some Chinese dama even dance when they travel to other countries.
Digital books get a lot of press these days, but many Chinese still love traditional texts printed on paper. The demand is high enough that some bookstores provide service 24 hours a day in cities such as Beijing and Chengdu. Here are the top 24-hour bookstores in the country.
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President Xi Jinping first proposed the Silk Road Economic Belt initiative 20 months ago in Kazakhstan, and on Thursday he and his counterpart in the Central Asian country agreed to step up cooperation over the trans-Eurasianmega project.
The country is optimistic about meeting its energy and environment goals for 2015, the top economic planner said on Thursday as officials shed light on efforts to slash green house gas emissions.
The question, "How do you prove your mother is really your mother?" has gone viral on media outlets and social networks after Premier Li Keqiang referred to it as an example of unnecessary bureaucracy.
A passenger who threatened to detonate a bomb on an aircraft and another who threw hot water at a flight attendant are among the first to be named and shamed under an initiative aimed at stamping out misbehavior by Chinese tourists.
As I prepared for Sino-US media roundtable events being held in Atlanta and New York this week, the tongue-twisting name of classical Greek historian Thucydides repeatedly struck me.
Item from May 8, 1997, in China Daily: Young newlyweds light red candles at the close of a group marriage ceremony on Tuesday in Beijing. The five couples, poor rural folk who had moved to Beijing, completed their wedding day with an exchange of vows and gifts ... It was the first of its kind, organized by the Home for Working Girls. This organization was founded by a monthly magazine, Guidance for Women Farmers, in April 1996. With more than 200 members, the organization helps young women adjust to city life.
About 59,800 died in traffic accidents nationwide in 2013, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
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