Hutong Tours Taking Off in Beijing More than 10 million tourists from China and abroad have toured the hutongs, or traditional courtyard alleys, of the Shichahai area since 1994.
New Contender for World's Tallest Man Record A 2.4-meter-tall young Chinese man plans to contest the Guinness World Record for World's Tallest Man just as soon as he stops growing.
Zhang Ziyi Visits Mentally Retarded Children in Beijing After finishing promotional work for a jewelry brand on Thursday night, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi paid a visit to a special school for mentally retarded children in Beijing on Friday morning.
3,000 Year Old Pompeii Meets 21st Century China Nowadays, we are learning more and more about the last days of Pompeii with exhibitions like the "End of Pompeii: Stories from a Volcano Eruption," which opens from February 15 to May 7 in Beijing.