You’re about to leave your hometown and move half way across the world to China. Your parents, somewhat reluctant to let you go, send you on your way with a farewell gift; a pistol and an umbrella.
Such were the...
Ming Xiaoling, the tomb of the Zhu Yuanzhang, first emperor of the Ming dynasty, ranks among Nanjing’s top attractions. Perhaps lesser known, however, are a smattering of tombs throughout the city that belong to generals and officials who also...
Increasingly, luxury brands choose to sell their products through WeChat mini programs, which makes it easier to provide controllable online shopping services, so can they avoid the difficulties associated with finding and loading official websites.
Since 2016, luxury brands such...
On occasion of the upcoming Annual Session of the National People’s Congress, a complete Draft of the first Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China is expected to be finally submitted for deliberation, concluding an ambitious project that...
It’s 22 February, 2020, and Xuanwu Lake has just reopened to the public after a long spell of closure in attempts to control the spread of the novel coronavirus. I open up Baidu Maps to suss out the best...
If there was one word to describe Yunnan, likely that word would be “spiritual”. And if there were roads to Heaven, they would look like the tarmac strips that ascend the skies over this gem of southwest China.
如果用一个词来形容云南，那很可能是“精神”。 如果有通往天堂的道路，它们将看起来像中国西南部这颗宝石上空的柏油路。
This...
The inspiration for this month’s column was served up to me on a plate; eight slabs of polished black and white marble. Except the edible kind of marble, the kind made from taro; slightly sweet with a gentle wobble...
Back when China was in the midst of the serious and deadly SARS virus, the country promulgated the “Regulation on Responses to Public Health Emergencies”, on 9 May, 2003. The Regulation provides us with some form of experience in...
