New policies smooth way for successful relocation

2011-02-18

Xue Peiwei, 29, was both happy and worried when, as one of the 1,213 relocated residents in Shiyan city, he moved to his new home. "This two-story building was so spacious, about 216 square meters," Xue said with a smile while holding his two-year-old daughter.

Taoist Wudang Mountains lure foreigners

2011-02-18

SHIYAN, Hubei - On a sweltering afternoon, a group of Europeans in traditional white Chinese shirts and dark baggy pants sit in a big circle on a lawn meditating. After about half an hour, they start to practice tai chi in pairs, pushing each other's hands.

Simple life leads to health

2011-02-18

SHIYAN, Hubei - A bee suddenly flies into Jia Yong-xiang's ear as he is cooking in his shabby kitchen.

Parkour, it's totally cooooool

2011-02-18

SHIYAN, Hubei - A pack of hipsters in T-shirts and monks in robes leap from a temple roof and pose in midair.

Cultural and ecological tourism boosts Wudang

2011-02-18

2011 is a make-or-break year of making Wudang Moutain a world famous scenic spot and realizing the first great-leap-forward development of the twelfth five-year plan。

A philosophy revealed

2011-02-18

The China National Symphony Orchestra will portray the story of the legendary Taoist priest, Zhang Sanfeng, at the National Center for the Performing Arts.

The Way to Wudang

2011-02-18

Hubei province's Mount Wudang is a Mecca for Taoists and martial arts pilgrims keen to learn the way of the fist and tai chi, Zhu Linyong reports

Internet addiction therapy the Tao way

2011-02-18

More than 20 pupils around the nation camped and went through disciplinary training at a Taoist abbey on Mt. Wudang in Hubei province during their summer vacation, in an attempt to overcome their Internet addictions.