The Most Famous Ten Shopping Streets in China

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Causeway Bay or East Point is one of the major shopping districts in Hong Kong. It contains many trendy shops carrying both locally made fashion and products from Europe, the United States and Japan. It includes the 13-storey Japanese department store Sogo and Times Square, an indoor shopping complex. There are also smaller malls such as World Trade Center, Hang Lung C...

China Holidays

National Day: Chinese celebrate October 1st as National Day in honor of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. 　　　　 Other national holidays: Spring Festival (the celebration of Chinese New Year, generally between the last 10-day period of January and mid-February) and International Labor Day (May 1). Major holidays in China are occasions for family reunions and trav...

Muslim Restaurants in China

August 2011 is Ramadan, during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. It’s a period for internal and spiritual cleansing and is the holiest time for believers of Islam. Like Chinese New Year, the date varies yearly according to the lunar calendar, beginning with the sighting of a crescent new moon. There are thought to be over 20 million Chinese Muslims in the PRC, with communities in...

A Taste of Old Beijing - Eat in Beijing

The owner of Bin Sheng Lou Restaurant (宾升楼) made a smart move in applying for a name that ranked among Beijing's top eight restaurant brands right after the nation's founding in 1949. But instead of specializing in Shandong cuisine, like the old restaurant did, the eatery now offers both old Beijing foods and some new dishes. As soon as you are seated at your table, you will see a bottle of t...

Venetian Cuisine

Executive Chef Alberto Fol from The Westin Europa & Regina is visiting The Westin Beijing Financial Street for a special culinary exchange. Beijing has become a popular spot for foreign chefs to visit and to also feature their creations at many of the city's high-end restaurants. Many foreign chefs have even set up their own restaurants here, hoping to use Beijing's exploding culinary sce...

6 Delicious Healthy Summer Smoothies Thin

Summer to gain weight for many reasons, the most important one is certainly hard to eat cold.The entrance of the ice cream, iced Sprite Coke brought us fun in the cool, but also increased the daily caloric intake. Icy do not want to gain weight? Then try the recommended 6 One week weight-loss delicious smoothies, materials are mainly seasonal summer fruits, the production process as long as a ...

Animal protection in China

ANCHOR: Located about 3,200 meters above sea level, Qinghai Lake in the northwest of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is China's biggest inland salt water lake and one of the country's key wetland areas. Due to its rich array of ecological resources, it ranks at number one among the top eight bird reserves in China, with the largest wetland area and the greatest variety of food, which in turn attract...

Longchamp to Expand in China

The French luxury brand Longchamp SAS will accelerate its expansion in China to make the country one of its top-three markets in three years, the company's chief executive officer said."Our company's business in the first six months in China increased 67 percent over last year, making the nation the fastest-growing market in our global business," said Jean Cassegrain, CEO of Longchamp."The Hong ...

Shanghai Int'l Film Festival Kicks off

Actress Li Bingbing on the red carpet of the SIFF opening ceremony. The 14th annual Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) kicked off Saturday night with a star-studded celebration unmarred by waves of heavy rain. Chinese director Feng Xiaogang, winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Chinese-language Film Award, called himself a director who's withstood "a lot of criticism thr...

Cuisine

Yangzhou dishes may be one of the reasons why the people of Yangzhou are so infatuated with their city. They have an appealing color, aroma, taste and also appearance. The original color of each ingredient is preserved after cooking, and no oily sauce is added, so as to retain the fresh savor of the food. In Yangzhou all dishes, whether cheap or expensive, are elaborate. Cooks will not scrimp...