Said to be the only baijiu made entirely in the United States, Vinn Baijiu is made from brown rice in Portland, Oregon. The family patriarch, Phan Ly, brought his seven-generation-old recipe to the US when he moved his ethnically Chinese family from Vietnam in 1979. "Vinn" is the common middle name of his five children, who now run the business and produce mijiu (rice liquor), baijiu and vodka that's sold in the US Pacific Northwest. His daughter Michelle Ly talks about what it takes to sell baijiu in America.
Paul Mathew still remembers vividly the first time he tasted baijiu, the fiery white Chinese spirit - He was on a business trip to Yunnan in 2004. "Pungent" is the word he uses to describe the drink, and needless to say he did not appreciate it very much.
China's enthusiasm for studying English is on the rise, but the focus has shifted from exam scores to communication, says president of EF Corporate Solutions Peter Burman.
With summer here, freshwater crayfish - known in Chinese as xiaolongxia, or little lobsters - will be scuttling their way to tables nationwide.
The boom at China's multiplexes is almost taken for granted, but it is not every week that several records are shattered - and by three domestic releases.
To meet the growing interest in China, especially the Chinese market and its growing tourism industry, China Daily European Weekly, the European operation of China's biggest English-language newspaper group, is launching a virtual platform, China Club, in collaboration with a new travel social media network talkholiday.
Guo Pei found out by accident how hard embroidery could be for her workers.
Famous Chinese designer Lawrence Xu amazed a Milan audience with his latest fashion show in mid-July, presenting a collection of more than 40 dresses created by an ancient Chinese weaving technique from Nanjing.
Dongbeihua, apart from being the most common dialect in Northeast China, is the unofficial language of Chinese comedy.
For most people, the phrase "Tibetan art" calls to mind images of a range of handicrafts, including traditional scroll paintings, known as thangkas. However, few people are familiar with the pigments that artists in the Tibet autonomous region use to paint the thangkas.
In 2011, Hans Martin Galliker and his partner Amihan Zemp founded Neemic, a Beijing-based eco-fashion brand. Galliker gave up an accounting job at IBM in his homeland Switzerland earlier to come to China and pursue his dream of doing something related to sustainable agriculture.
Gary Li: I think the large cities in China are certainly good places for young people to come and experience a dynamic stage of their careers, but they need to be committed and be willing to face some challenges. Living in China is not a smooth ride or a long holiday but a real challenge to someone who is used to the comforts of the West.
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