Wang Shan''''s Cosplay Passion

COSPLAY,a brand-new leisure pursuit from Japan,is currently flavor of the month in SouthChina’s Hangzhou.The name Cosplay(Costume Play)refers to dressing-up,a pastime popular among children and     

The G20 Expectation

正Hangzhou Summit will provide an opportunity for transforming and reforming the dialogueExpectations are high for the Group of20(G20)Summit that will be held in September in Hangzhou,a garden city in east China’s Zhejiang Province.It is the first time that China will host and chair the sum-mit.The world’s second largest economy is     

Qiandao Lake: A Thousand Isles of Serenity

<正>The man-made lake creates 1,000 isles of varied forms,and wandering through them,people are able to take in the breathtaking picturesque scenery from any angle. QIANDAO Lake National Forest Park is located in Chun’an County of Hangzhou,east China’s Zhejiang Province.The tourist destination is 129 kilometers away from downtown Hangzhou.With a total area of 92,300 hectares,of which 54,400 hectares are covered by water,the park has 93 percent of its area covered by forests.It is now a nati...     

Is Hangzhou Reversing Its Smoking Ban?

正Hangzhou,the provincial capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province,has proposed deleting from a draft smoking ban references to a"full"smoking ban in"all indoor public places and offi ces"and instead has suggested the creation of indoor smoking areas.This has stirred debate and led to public outcry.Some lament that this amendment is     

WELL PREPARED

正A journalist films a video in Hangzhou,capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province,ahead of the 100-day countdown to the Group of 20(G20)Summit on May 27.In order to host the summit of the world’s major economies on September 4-5,Hangzhou has made efforts to improve the local environment as well as to accomplish other preparatory tasks.The G20 was formed in 1999 to give developing countries a more powerful voice in forming the global economy.     

SOCIETY

正Building Links Workers lay the track for the Shangqiu-Hefei-Hangzhou high-speed railway in Bozhou, east China’s Anhui Province,on February 26. The railway will link Shangqiu in central China’s Henan Province, Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, and Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province.Procuratorial Advice China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) released revised regulation on February 26 regarding the work of procuratorial proposals in a bid to increase work quality and efficiency.     

All Eyes on Hangzhou

正Faced with new crises,the G20’s potential impact is assessedWhen China hosts the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Hangzhou,capital of Zhejiang Province,this coming September,the world will be watching not just the country’s leaders for signs of how its economy is performing,but also what steps the G20 countries are taking to maintain order in an increasingly fraught period of economic and social unrest.     

A Chance to Contribute

正The 2016 Group of 20(G20)Summit will take place in Hangzhou,capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province,on September 4-5.As a primary platform for international economic cooperation,the upcoming G20 Summit is steering the world’s attention to the middle kingdom.This summit has provided China     

Zhenjiang Calls One City’s History the Microcosm of a Nation

FOR Chinese people, "South China" is synonymous with grace and romance. Depictions of the South in many grand poems of the Tang and Song dynasties - the golden period of classical Chinese poetry and prose - ensure successive generations of young Chinese continue to read and dream about the region’s easy charm. The South’s starlets are Hangzhou and Suzhou, whose myriad lakes and gardens embody the region’s delicate beauty. But Zhenjiang City, sitting at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal in Jiangsu Province,     

COLLABORATION FORJOINT GROWTH

正Editor’s Note:This edition of Beijing Review is specially devoted to analyzing the potential impact of the Group of 20 Summit taking place in Hangzhou this September.We’ve invited experts,academics and industry insiders from abroad and within China to express their opinions on topics