When underachievers thrust themselves into the spotlight, their display of self-debasement sets off alarms in a go-getter culture.
Senior city officials from China's four-most prosperous towns of 400 years ago gathered in Foshan on Nov 8 to form an alliance, hoping to recapture the past glory by strengthening economic and cultural cooperation.
The four cities will strengthen cooperation in protecting historical cultural heritage, in promoting cultural exchanges and in economy and trade so we can keep increasing our value and polish the golden brand of China's Big Four Towns.
Foshan, the hometown of Wong Fei-hung (1847-1924) and Bruce Lee (1940-1973), is a pilgrimage site for the world's fans of kung fu. But the city with a history of about 5,000 years has much more to offer lovers of traditional Chinese culture and art. It also boasts well-preserved architecture from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and a long list of State-level intangible cultural heritage items such as the lion dance, paper-cutting and Shiwan pottery.
Snow-capped mountain peaks tower over a vast, bright blue volcanic crater-lake 762 meters above bubbling hot springs and cascading waterfalls.
An elderly craftswoman has dedicated herself to preserving Manchu culture through paper-cutting.
A passionate craftswoman turned her family's tradition of making embroidered shoes into an international business.
Changying aiming high with plans to diversify and explore cross-provincial projects
After three years of refurbishment, a new film museum built on the old site of China's famous Changchun Film Studio in Hongqi Road opened to the public.
Tonghua Grape Wine was the only wine served at the State banquet marking the founding of the People's Republic of China in Oct 1949.
Girls sip soft drinks as they smile down from billboards. A migrant worker squats down, laughing as he examines his text messages. A fat security guard on a tricycle stretches to suck his yogurt from a container, his tight clothes bulging against the buttons. A lean-looking pancake vendor swiftly finishes his masterpiece.
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