Not every restaurant would be comfortable describing one of its leading menu offerings as "stone steak". But VIPS Steak & Salad Bar, a popular South Korean restaurant chain owned by that nation's CJ Group, does so with pride.
It may not be natural, but keeping asparagus plants in the dark as they grow produces miniature pillars of succulent alabaster, gracing tables of top restaurants and returning top dollar to growers. Mike Peters follows the spring delicacies from farm to table.
A windmill-shaped set of lights is displayed during a light festival at Xi'an Expo Park in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, April 30, 2016.
Photo taken on April 30, 2016 shows the terraces shrouded by morning fog in Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province.
Azalea blossoms are seen on the Longmian Mountain in Shucheng county, east China's Anhui province, April 30, 2016.
A sprawling rose garden in Beijing's suburbs opened Thursday in Caijiawa village, Miyuan county, which is regarded as one of the most beautiful villages in China.
Beijing is expecting 1.8 million visitors during the upcoming holidays, with peaks from 10:00 am to 15:00 pm on May 1 and 2, according to Beijing Municipal Administration Center of Parks.
After 10 years of construction, Hangzhou, in East China's Zhejiang province, has rebranded itself as a quaint modern city.
Photo shows Shenxianju scenic spot shrouded by clouds after a rain in Xianju county, East China's Zhejiang province on April 23, 2016.
Yu Garden, the biggest private garden in Nanjing, will open for visitors on May 1, just in time for the upcoming May Day holiday, one of the country's peak tourism periods.
The earth forest is basically in color of yellow and the color varies in different part. It was formed by geological movement and soil erosion about 1.5 million years ago.
Qinglongqiao railway station is a century-old station on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway in Beijing.
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