Ziboy:Photographer Lifts the Veil on the Real Beijing

WEN Ling is an ordinary, 33-year-old Beijinger and arts graduate who has become a celebrity of sorts for his photoblog Ziboy （http：//ziboy.com/）. Displaying his many vivid pictures of the Chinese capital, the website is a window through which foreigners have become ＂virtual explorers＂ of China. Now, many famed writers and photographers admit to Wen＇s influence on them. Ziboy has inspired blogs that not only mimick its approach, but also its signature colors and webpage design.     

Navigating Monetary Policy The Central Economic Work Conference Sets the Tone for 2010

WITH the accomplishment of last year＇s eight-percent economic growth under its belt, the Chinese government proceeded to set the tone for China＇s economy in 2010. The Central Economic Work Conference held on December 5-7, 2009 saw some minor policy changes but much justification for staying the course on major monetary decisions.     

A Matter of Taste：Cultivating the Vineyards of the Future

The chateaux vineyards of France may have something to worry about; an ambitious and venerable Chinese winery is determined to make its mark on the international wine market A look at China＇s vineyards; a look at the future of wine.     

Kosher Made in China？--China takes on the specialty food market

THERE is an old joke that hints at the understanding two cultures joined through food have for each other： ＂If, accordingto the Jewish calendar, the year is 5770, and, according to the Chinese calendar, the year is 4707, what did the Jews eat on Sundays for those first 1,063 years？＂     

Lessons Learned

Amonth before the PRC 60th anniversary celebrations in Beijing, I traveled back to the US as part of a group fromthe Chinese media to meet with former American president George H.W. Bush, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Sino-U.S. diplomatic ties. The interview he granted us was for Chinese television and part of a larger series featuring various individuals recounting developments in New China that took place on their watch. Mr. Bush and the PRC have done more than just cross paths over the last 60 years. His particular story began back in the early 1970s when then President Nixon took notice of a young congressman from the State of Texas.     

China’s Ancient Breweries:A Tradition Thriving in Towns from the Yangtze to Yunnan Province

The surprising secret behind the success of 3,000-year-old Chinese liquors.     

Economic Transformation in Ningxia

正NINGXIA Hui Autonomous Region in northwestern China forms an essential channel connecting Asia,Africa and Europe,a crucial route on the ancient Silk Road,where nomads,envoys and merchants frequently gathered and traveled between East and West.     

Modern AgricultureGuarantees Food Safety

FOOD safety is a main global concern that carries particular significance in China.Scandals over the past decade have aroused public awareness of the need to supervise food products at source. Agriculture, as both a food source and key link in the food production chain,     

Open Sesame Alibaba’s Taobao Dominates in a New Era of Chinese Online Shoppin

THE Internet is old news. To say the Internet has revolutionized an industry or a sector is to be at best five years-and at worst a decade-behind the times.Or so you’d think. Look a bit closer, and you’ll see the Internet hasn’t done changing the game just yet. A number of industries did actually resist early onslaughts by the Big Connect. Retail was a standout-many consumers continued to     

Reviving the Ancient Art of Chinese Wrestling

MA Jianguo often likes to joke that his class resembles the Eight-Nation Alliance, a military coalition that invaded and looted Beijing more than 100 years ago during the Boxer Uprising. But the hotchpotch of nationalities, which includes French, Brazilian, and Dutch, that gather in Beijing’s Xuanwu