1. China Confident of Rejuvenation: Hu Jintao
(SOCIETY/Politics)

... groups "cannot be prouder of the development and progress of our great motherland," said Hu, addressing a grand rally at the Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the ...

2. Military Set for China's National Day Parade
(SOCIETY/Politics)

... outskirts in May. The spokesman said that after a dress rehearsal last Friday night in which the soldiers marched in front of Tian'anmen Square on Chang'an Avenue, the ground formations were ready for ...

3. Taming the desert
(News/Newsflash)

... of China's total land area is now desert or suffering from land degradation. A decade ago more than 10,000 square kilometers of arable land was being lost to the sand or land degradation every year. The ...

4. Tian'anmen Square Weather is Monitered in Beijing
(TRAVEL/CITIES IN CHINA)

Beijing began monitoring weather in the Tian'anmen Square area round the clock on Saturday in preparation for China's 60th National Day, in an echo of procedures during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, ...

5. Beijing to control Weather on Oct. 1
(TRAVEL/CITIES IN CHINA)

... Daily that "artificial rain reduction" measures were in place for the National Day celebration, during which President Hu Jintao will give a speech and the military will parade past the Tian'anmen Square. ...

6. Heaven Lake
(TRAVEL/CITIES IN CHINA)

Located in the hinterland of northern Tibet prairie, Namco, Tibetan word for "Heaven Lake", more than 4700 meters above sea level, covering an area of more than 1900 square km, one of the world's highest ...

7. Foreign diplomats in China visit Shihezi, a gobi city in Xinjiang
(TRAVEL/CITIES IN CHINA)

... series of preferable measures to attract investments. After visiting the workshop of the textile company, which has an investment of 50 million U.S. dollars and covers an area of 200,000 square meters, ...

8. China Petrochemical Corp sign contact with oil refiner CPC Corp
(BUSINESS & TECH/CHINESE ECONOMY)

... in the NT/P76 offshore block, China Petrochemical, also known as Sinopec Group, said in a statement on its Website. It did not reveal financial details. The 4,715-square-kilometer block was estimated ...

9. Noodles in Forbidden City is too Expensive!
(BUSINESS & TECH/CHINESE ECONOMY)

... Dongchangfang Customer Service Zone occupying a floor space of 1400 square metres on August 6, where customers can buy varied souvenirs such as silk, porcelain and lacquer work.  ...

10. Heat Wave in China Turns People into Book Worms
(SOCIETY/People)

... at Nanchang's Bayi Square, Monday afternoon, according to the "jxcn.cn" report. One customer, a freelancer named Mr Tan, said that although his house is equipped with air conditioning he thinks the book ...

11. New bubbles rising in China property market
(BUSINESS & TECH/CHINESE ECONOMY)

...  In Shanghai, developers of the luxury Tomson Rivers apartments, priced at over 14,600 dollars per square metre (about 1,360 dollars per square feet), sold at least 10 units in June, the report said.  ...

12. China to Build the Largest Wind Power Station
(BUSINESS & TECH/CHINESE ECONOMY)

... capacity of 18.2 million kw enjoyed by the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower station by total capacity. In Jiuquan, an area of about 10,000 square km could be developed for wind power generation ...

13. Do You Know Shanghai?
(TRAVEL/CITIES IN CHINA)

... economic, financial, trading and shipping center by 2020. Today, with a land area covering 6,340 square kilometers and a population of 16 million people, Shanghai has become the largest economic center ...

14. Saint Green Land --- Hulunbeir
(TRAVEL/CITIES IN CHINA)

  Hulunbeir in the northeast of Inner Mongolia, totally covers two hundred and fifty thousands square kilometers, where Mongolian, Daur, Owenke, Oroqen Russians and with others of more than 30 minorities ...

15. The Youngest Chinese Mayor Comes under Fire for "Inexperience"
(SOCIETY/People)

... as mayor at such a young age as long as the election was fair and square." "His age is not a problem as long as he is qualified for the job," said one posting from Beijing on Sina.com. But a quarter ...

16. China sets up the largest spectrum telescope in the world
(News/Newsflash)

... gigantic reflection mirror with a total area of 20 square meters is to point at celestial bodies at different height or location accurately, coordinating with the gigantic cement tube of 50 meters long ...

17. Rigoletto in China
(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/CONCERT)

... 18-21, 7:30 p.m. Venue: Opera House, National Center for the Performing Arts, No.2 West Chang'an Avenue (near Tian'anmen Square), Beijing. Tickets: 280-1,080 yuan Tel: (86 10) 6655 0000 Website: National ...

18. The Chateau of Soong Qingling Reopen
(SOCIETY/People)

... 4000 square meters in total area and 1.6 times enlarged exhibition hall.   Soong Qingling "Regis" sedan -- a gift from Stalin The new heritage warehouse has upper and lower levels, as the exhibition ...

19. May 1 At Singing Sand Ravine
(TRAVEL/CITIES IN CHINA)

... sand wall, is a small square sand humid year round, regarded as the “desert sweet fountain”. About 3 kilometers west of the desert lake, a high desert highland 1486 meters above sea level, there is the ...

20. Streets Of Delights in Beijing
(FOOD & DRINK/Restaurants)

... ends at Tiger Square Bridge to its east. This site is a newly emerged food and commercial street during Nancheng district transformation. Enumerating many stores on this street, it is not difficult to ...