Beijing Your Way

Some of the world’s best photographers will be training their lenses on China’s capital during the next few days in a bid to capture a foreigner’s perspective on the ancient city and its people.   The 10 artists from countries including Germany, France and Japan were invited to take part in World Photographers Focusing on [...]

Pet boarding and pet daycare centers are purring with pleasure at this time of year as people rush to bring in their furry loved ones ahead of the holiday.   “Many people were asking for space a week before the holiday and worrying that they wouldn’t be able to get a room, and the facility’s [...]

The Eastern Qing Tombs, locate in Zunhua, 125 kilometers northeast of Beijing, are among the finest and largest extant Mausoleum complexes in China. Altogether 5 emperors (Shunzhi, Kangxi, Qianlong, Xianfeng, and Tongzhi), 15 empresses, 136 imperial concubines, 3 princes, and 2 princesses of the Qing Dynasty were buried here. Surrounded by Changrui Mountain, Jinxing Mountain, [...]

Located in Zhangshanying Town, Yanqing County, the Shijinglong Ski Resort is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Beijing. It is also near Longqingxia Scenic Spot and Guanting Reservoir,and it was the first in the vicinity opened to skiers in 1999, which is as well the largest (can accommodate over 5,000 guests in one time) [...]

Located in Mentougou District, Miaofeng Mountain Scenic Spot is about 55km from downtown Beijing.  Miaofeng Mountain,which is a part of the Taihang mountain range, with its towering peaks rising majestically to a height of more than 1,300 meters, is the major peak in the northern range of the Western Hills. Situated at a distance of [...]

Two cities notorious for their choked roads are teaming up to share ideas on how to better manage traffic.   A Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) executive says he is working on an agreement with his counterpart in Beijing that will lead to an exchange of technical expertise and joint research projects.   [...]

Xu Beihong (1895-1953) was an outstanding Chinese artist and educator of the fine arts. He went to France for study and then returned home. He held the Central Academy of Fine Arts and posts of Chairman of the Central Academy of the Chinese Artist association. He devoted all of his life to the art development [...]

Beijing is a city with a long history. People cannot discribe its history with just thousands of words, especially for those who want to study its history. But we can just get a glimpse of Beijing’s history for knowing a bit more about it. Some half a million years ago, Peking man lived in Zhoukoudian, [...]

The Chinese trawler captain Zhan Qixiong arrived safely in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China’s Fujian Province early Saturday morning by a chartered plane after he was illegally detained by Japan.   Crowds gathered at the captain’s home in Gangfu Village, Jinjiang City of Fujian Province while his wife and son left for Fuzhou, the provincial [...]

Hongluo Temple is one of the oldest temple of China. It is located at the southern foot of Hongluo Mountain in the northern part of Huairou district in Beijing. It was originally called “Da Ming Temple” (Temple of Enlightenment) and during the reign of the Ming emperor Zhengtong (1438 – 1449) the name was changed [...]