Just five years ago, Dutchman Marc de Ruiter watched dairy farmers in rural Shanxi province dump their milk on the streets. Back in 2003, the commodity suffered from market saturation, underdeveloped transportation and weak demand nationwide. In Yangqu, one of Shanxi's poorest counties, milk had become so worthless dairy farmers were literally pouring their primary source of income down the drain.
My father waved a dismissive hand at the vendor shoving an antique box under his nose, and while patting his belly with his other hand, told her: "You le."
In two months, Felix Coetzee, a Hong Kong-based jockey who has more than 620 wins in 15 racing seasons under his hat, will fly to Melbourne, Australia, to visit an old pal.
I never know what to order at Chinese restaurants in Beijing. So the first question from friends I dine with is almost always: "Do you take spicy stuff?"
BIKOU, Gansu: Gansu province's southernmost town of Bikou, just 200 km from the Wenchuan county epicenter of the May 12 earthquake, continues to be affected by aftershocks.
Kungfu performances are always a must-see favorite of overseas visitors to Beijing. Poem of Kungfu, now showing at the Poly Theater until the end of June, is the latest offering of this extravaganza.
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