Mary Chan is an old hand when it comes to the media industry. She founded MCCM Creations in 2001 to give local writers, artists and designers a voice. Her specialties are children's book and design publications such as Hotel as Home by Hong Kong architect Gary Chang.
Halloween is becoming more and more popular in Shanghai and while many are still unfamiliar with the history of the festival, the atmosphere in the malls is no less exciting than at stores in the West.
These days, Halloween is not much more than an excuse to dress up in outrageous costumes and eat a lot of candy. For a change this Halloween, take a walk on the wild side by visiting some legendary places where spirits are said to roam in Hong Kong.
In season, tens of thousands flock to the Fragrant Hills each weekend to walk among the famous red leaves, so often seen as an icon of Beijing's autumn. But these sightseers may not realize that within the city itself, there are some brilliant colors of the season to be found in relatively undiscovered spots.
The technology powering the Expo's free drinking-water facilities may go citywide, Wang Hongyi reports.
Vertical City is the latest solution being offered by China's Broad Industrial Group in response to the land shortages that major Asian cities are facing given their high rates of urbanization.
A red iron gate stands among endless corn fields. It looks similar to the many other farms in the neighborhood, but once the gate slowly swings out, a very different world opens up. Located in a village in Fangshan district, about 90 minutes?drive from downtown Beijing, God's Grace Garden Plantation looks like a scene out of a story-book farm. Cabbage rows stretch out between hibiscus hedges, silky gourd (loofah) vines climb up arches made of branches, a small tractor loaded with corn stalks rests near the cowshed and colored guinea fowls potter clumsily through the dahlias and guayules.
Wide-ranging art galleries will tempt any collector, says Rebecca Lo.
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