12,000 Caught in online Dope Network Campaign

Shanghai--Police have arrested more than 12,000 suspects and seized 308.3 kilograms of illicit drugs in a nationwide crackdown on narcotics sold through online chat rooms, the Ministry of Public Security announced yesterday.Police busted 144 drug rings involved in narcotics production and trafficking and 22 secret drug-producing sites in the campaign.The drive was launched after the suspects wer...

Chinese Wellbeing Roadshow, a Great Gateway to Wellbeing!

Organised by the Confucius Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine (CITCM), at London South Bank University (LSBU), the 2011 Chinese Wellbeing Roadshow kicked off on 5th Oct 2011. During the first week of the Roadshow, the wellbeing troupe performed to nearly 1,500 audience members in 11 schools. The 2011 Chinese wellbeing troupe from CITCM at LSBU is made up of talented artists and experie...

Follow Udo Muller's Offbeat Guide to Xi'an Muslim Street

If having a foreigner as your tour guide in Xi'an doesn't look odd enough, heads surely turn when passersby hear him speak fluent Mandarin or even the local dialect. It turns out that my tour guide, Udo Müller, a German who cultivated an interest in Chinese culture at age 14, is more than qualified. While nearly all tourists flock to Xi'an's Muslim Street tucked beside the city's landmark Dr...

Amazing China---Fall Cultural Events from Purdue University

Amazing China Invited by the Confucius Institute at Purdue University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Symphony Orchestra made a special trip to perform at Purdue University in conjunction with the China-US Symposium on September 27, 2011. Established in 1896, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) of China has a long history of music and art education. The University’s own symphonic orchestra and ...

Amazing China---Fall Cultural Events from Purdue University

Amazing China Invited by the Confucius Institute at Purdue University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Symphony Orchestra made a special trip to perform at Purdue University in conjunction with the China-US Symposium on September 27, 2011. Established in 1896, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) of China has a long history of music and art education. The University’s own symphonic orchestra and ...

Jilin Lighting Displays Sets Guinness World Record

The photo shows Beishan Scenic Spot lighting display beside the Songhua River in Jilin, Jilin province on Oct. 10. The officials of the Guinness World Records made an onsite measurement of the Beishan Scenic Spot lighting display beside the Songhua River in Jilin on Oct. 10. The Beishan Scenic Spot lighting display was identified as the tallest and biggest of its kind in the world,...

Wedding Offered in E China

Couples take part in a free group wedding ceremony in Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province, Oct 10, 2011. The wedding was held to promote austere ways of getting married, and gave priority to soldiers, migrant workers and financially strapped families. Altogether 60 couples took part in the ceremony. Couples attend a free group wedding ceremony in Jinan, capital of East China's ...

Fun in the Mud: Swamp Soccer Debuts in Beijing

The world's dirtiest game is now being played in Beijing. At the Olympic Park, next to the Bird's Nest and Water Cube, the first ever swamp soccer tournament to be held in China is currently underway. The competition kicked off on August 9th and will end with the championship match on August 20th. During the tournament 32 teams will compete for a chance to represent China in the 2012 Swamp Socce...

Where to Travel During China National Day

Top 1Jiuzhai Valley, Sichuan Jiuzhai Valley in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, is a magical fairyland in nature that enchants tourists with mountains, forests, lakes, waterfalls and teeming wildlife. During autumn, colorful leaves are reflected in the clear emerald waters. Lakes vary in color according to their depths, angles and surroundings, striking a livel...

Tips on How to Find a Hassle-Free Apartment

Along with taxmen, lawyers, mother-in-laws and people that shout into their mobile phones in public like they are trying to communicate by sheer lung power alone, agents are some of the most despised/maligned people on Planet Earth. For good or for bad, however, they are here to stay. In the Middle Kingdom they are no exception: their ubiquity is astounding, with a consecutive row of five or s...