No.1 Yabuli Ski Resort — the Best Ski Resort in China Yabuli Ski Resort, located halfway between Harbin and Mudanjiang River in China’s northernmost province Heilongjiang (formerly known as Manchuria), is the home of China’s first destination resort and has expanded into China’s first ski town with multiple resorts on 3 mountains with a selection of 2 to [...]

Chinese people are usually easy to deal with. However, sometimes though, cultural differences can give rise to difficulties. Here are some taboos of which foreigners may be unaware. Good manners: 1. To hold a rice bowl politely  rather than let it remain on the table as in Western dining etiquette. Your thumb should rest on [...]

The summer solstice falls on June  22nd this year. It is the tenth solar terms of the 24 Chinese solar terms, marking the day of the longest daytime and shortest nighttime. Starting the summer solstice, the days begin to draw out. There’s a saying that goes like this: “After eating noodles on the summer solstice day (a [...]

The 14th Shanghai International Film Festival is hold in Shanghai from June 11the to June 19th.  For you, the movie lovers, here is a wonderful place to get lose to Chinese Movie industry. That is Shanghai Film Shooting Base.  Downtown Shanghai in Old Time  Invested by Shanghai Film Group Corpration, Shanghai Film Shooting Base ( aka Shanghai Film [...]

How do you spend a sunny summer afternoon? While the outside is quiet hot, a leisure bookstore can be a best choice for you to enjoy your afternoon.  Here are some carefully selected bookstores for your book lovers in Beijing. You can not only enjoy reading there, but also make new friends!  Bookstores & cafes [...]

Are you bored with the Palace Museum and want to find something special to know? Here are four special museums in Beijing City. You may not only see something interesting, but also experience something unique.       Beijing Police Museum          Located in an antique Western-styled building, formerly a Citibank branch, the museum is home to [...]

Children’s day is a chance for us adults to remain our childhood. In the past time, when there is no TVs, computers, or any video games, traditional toys, such as Chinese yo-yos, Iron Hoop Rolling and Jigsaw puzzle, were our best friends. With hundreds years of history, those traditional toys are not only for fun, [...]

New York-based writer and photographer Jennifer Pinkowski’s photo takes us to Beijing, where she went in 2007, and to the ancient neighborhoods first established under Kublai Khan. The color of the pinwheels contrasts with the subject matter – these are public bathrooms, whose smell Jennifer hasn’t forgotten.

The second Rape Flower Festival in Changgou is hold from May 28th to June 15th, 2011, in Changou Town, Fangshan district. The Beijing’s largest rape flower field, about 133.3 hectare (329.5 acre) ,  takes you only 1 hour to catch the spring from the city center.      The rape flower in north China always blossoms [...]

In China, children are celebrated yearly on June 1. The whole country celebrates with cards, presents, special foods, parades, and other activities. Although schools remain open, children do not attend class and are free of homework.