China is still awaiting a date for the arrival of the offspring of South China tigers it sent to South Africa in 2003.
Thirteen years ago, Quan Li, a Beijing native gave up her career in the fashion industry to live in the wild of South Africa with the tigers.
A decline in the tiger population has been reversed, according to Yan Xun, China's top wildlife official.
A light complexion is powerful enough to hide 100 faults.
While not as attractive as the sexy swimsuits from which it takes its portmanteau - quite the opposite, arguably - the "facekini" is intended to preserve women's looks.
Chinese modesty, in all its self-effacing glory, is most likely a product of the country's great philosopher/instant-noodle-supremo, Master Kong - or Confucius - as he was known to his Jesuit friends.
Alex Tan is holding court at The Hutong, an expatriate-run Chinese cultural center in the heart of Beijing. "See that plant?" He points to a sad looking leaf drearily sticking out of a pot on the windowsill. "It's alive, but it's not thriving. But I bet if I gave it more sun, more water, better soil, it would look a lot healthier."
Nanjing was the ancient capital of six dynasties in China, and in August, it will be in the limelight again as the host city of the 2nd Asian Youth Games. Its rich cultural heritage is sure to impress first-time visitors, as many traditional crafts are preserved in this historic destination.
It's official: the Chinese love beer, or pijiu (啤酒). Anyone who has ever visited the Middle Kingdom will know that downing a liter bottle or two of the amber nectar seems to be a staple part of Chinese culture. However, it should be noted that beer is actually rather novel to most Chinese and it wasn't until the 80s that the beer industry began to prosper. You would be surprised to find how many petty stores and restaurants serve their beer at room temperature or even hot. Things are changing, though: for those who are not satisfied by merely a few nips of Tsingtao (青岛) or Yanjing (燕京), craft beer might be the answer.
Is it romantic for an American boy and his Chinese girlfriend to meet in Tiananmen Square or the Forbidden City? Foreigners say yes but the Chinese wrinkle their foreheads, whispering it's weird.
British television series are the new sexy for Chinese video websites in their eager search for an ocean of content.
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