Lu Baogang can still remember the day his father died of a heart attack in 1979. For Lu, who was 15 then, it felt like sky was falling.
All the tickets for the two upcoming Berlin Philharmonic concerts in Shanghai sold out within 26 hours on Sept 17 and 18, a record for a live performance.
Strangely-shaped pine trees, grotesque rock peaks and a sea of clouds all make Huangshan Mountain a special treat for visitors, whether they be hikers, nature lovers or photography buffs.
LIMA - Peru hopes to build on the growing number of tourists visiting the South American country from China and other Asian countries, says Carlos Canales, president of Lima's Convention and Visitors Bureau.
CHICAGO - Illinois tourism officials are expanding their efforts in China and Mexico, hoping to attract more foreign visitors to the state.
Once built to keep invaders out, the Great Wall, one of China's best-known faces, has now become a platform to bring people together.
To mark the 20th anniversary of Hermes in China, the French luxury house has launched an exhibition called Harnessing the Roots in Shanghai.
CHICAGO - A sold-out concert performed here last Saturday by China National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) Orchestra caught the attention of the whole audience by showcasing a unique combination of Western and Chinese music.
Since arriving in Pingyao, a small county in central Shanxi province, we, reporters at the first Pingyao International Film Festival, have been asked one thing many times by local residents: Can you get me a ticket for A Better Tomorrow?
In 2007, ballerina Li Ying decided to retire at the age of 38.
Chinese architect Liang Sicheng, a pioneer of heritage preservation, says: "The unique beauty of Beijing's design is due to its zhongzhouxian."
Yan Wei, a 30-year-old blind man from Gaomi, Shandong province, is thrilled. He has just covered the 42.2-kilometer distance in a marathon in Longkou, a coastal city in Shandong province, on Sunday, beating his personal record, with a new time of 3 hours, 15 minutes and 58 seconds.
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