Appreciate modern architecture

When I moved to Beijing in 2006, one of my best expatriate friends, an Irish attorney who came here in the late 1990s, informed me that once upon a time, the city had just one tall tower, the Capital Mansion north of Sanlitun. Now there are over 300 skyscrapers in the Central Business District alone. Beijing, it is often said, currently resembles a circus tent, with highrises ringing the dwindling number of low-slung courtyard houses in its inner core.

How fair is it to consume breakfast on the subway?

As it grows warmer, more and more commuters will be taking breakfast with them to eat on the way to work. Crowded carriages will smell of meat, garlic and soy milk, and some passengers will be bothered. Is eating breakfast on the subway the sort of bad behavior that should be prohibited, like smoking?

Quotation of the day

Feast for car lovers hits the city

Car enthusiasts are in for a treat with some of the world's best and most expensive cars at the Auto China 2010 exhibition.

'I just love cars'

Xu Bo talked to METRO about the luxury cars he owns.

Trying to be modest

Car owner Fan Yi told METRO why she wanted to buy a black Mercedes-Benz.

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Fashioning success with unique look, strong drive

A model who stands out in a crowd

Model steers career showcasing cars

Model Guan Shuang talked to METRO about her work.

Meet the car models

Film rewinds the Cold War

Red Dawn, a ticking time bomb of a movie, is set to go off in November, when it hits cinemas in the US and overseas.

Security tight at subway stations

Can Beijing's subway stations be made safe against suicide terrorist bombing attacks? Last month's pair of blasts in crowded Moscow subway stations, which killed scores of commuters, has naturally focused attention on this question.