Beijing is the oldest capital of China, with an age of about 3000 years. It is the cultural, political and educational center of the country, rich in historical sites and cultural attractions that…
There are many Chinese, so local drivers seem to consider it their personal duty to reduce the growing nation. However, the chances of getting under their wheels are higher for spoiled Europeans, who…
In China, in the city of Yulin, in Guangxi province, the sixth festival of lovers of an ancient Chinese dish – dog meat – ended this week. Thousands of four-legged 'friends of man' were eaten there…
"Nail house" is a neologism that came from the Chinese language. As a mass phenomenon, such houses appeared in China during the chaotic development of large metropolitan areas. Sometimes during the…
If you are served fried ants with pine nuts, just tell yourself that you won’t die from it. That’s the advice the BBC Capital correspondent received when he first attended a real Chinese banquet in…
A vacation in China cannot go unnoticed. It will worthily replace the already ordinary, somewhat tiresome destinations. Especially if it is about a holiday in Yalong Bay on Hainan Island.
Since March 1, it has become even more difficult for foreigners to exchange foreign currency for yuan in China. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange has issued a circular introducing new…
A number of highly qualified foreign specialists in China will be issued residence permits from two to five years and a multiple-entry visa. This rule, similar to the US green card practice, has been…
The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of the People's Republic of China has become more accessible to tourists from all over the world. As NEWSru reports, the Chinese government has amended the rules for…
Personally, the phrase "Chinese football" has always been associated for me with something incomprehensible, unreal (I think I am not alone in this perception). But in recent years, stereotypes have…
"Ukraine Airlines", the only Ukrainian airline operating flights from Ukraine to China, resumed Kyiv - Beijing flights last week, which had been interrupted since May 26 due to the SARS epidemic…
It is customary to envy prominent fellow emigrants to the point of impropriety. Those who went soft, failed to cope with nostalgia, and reversed course are pitied in hindsight, through the layers of…