Hangzhou serves up food culture

Hangzhou has long been regarded as a city of gourmet food and has a long history of cuisine culture. The dishes have a reputation among foodies for fresh ingredients, elaborate processing and natural flavor. Apart from time-honored restaurants such as Louwailou and Tianxianglou, visitors can visit famous food streets to explore the tastes of the city.

City improves on its reputation for bicycles

Getting ready to welcome foreign visitors to the G20 Leaders Summit in September, Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, is updating its public bicycle rental facilities with improved functions and more thoughtful services.

Lights add 'unforgettable' scenes to visitors' night life

Night life is an important symbol of a modern city.

Offer of extra time off work sparks a travel rush

A seven-day paid holiday order from the Hangzhou municipal government last month brought a rush of overseas travel arrangements by local residents and increased competition between travel agencies and domestic tourist attractions.

The city remembers its dead

Before traveling to Tangshan, Hebei province, I watched the Chinese-made movie Aftershock, which tells the story of the 1976 earthquake. I cried so much, I used up two packs of tissues.

A city reborn like a phoenix from the ashes

Standing in the center of Tangshan, Hebei province, one can see rows of buildings stretching for miles - just like many other modern cities in China.

Emerging sectors driving growth of GDP in capital

Auto manufacturing, pharmaceuticals lead forces responsible for positive performance DU JUAN

Bright prospects seen in green industries

Beijing's green industries, particularly those focused on recycling and waste processing, could be worth 250 billion yuan ($37.5 billion) by 2020, according to a municipal official.

Capital poised to become robotics hub

Beijing's booming robotics industry has the potential to deliver transformative technology that could help raise living standards and save lives.

Unmanned metro to launch in 2017

Beijing plans to unveil the country's first self-developed fully automatic subway next year, with the scheduled opening of the Yanfang Line.

Making poverty history in one of China's poorest provinces

A bright smile played across Fang Najia's tanned, wrinkled face as she explained the measures being taken to help her family escape the poverty trap.

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