The Laowai Eye Sichuan through a Western Lens
Around Ya’an

Besides a few of the roads in more remote areas, and contrary to what some may presume, less than a year after last May’s devastating quake...

The Sun Still Rises — Revisiting the Quake Zone

The frigid midwinter weather can’t stop the green plants dotting the roadside on the way to Beichuan. Determined to grow...

Securing the Seas Naval Peacekeepers on Historic Mission

December 26, 2008, marked a milestone in the history of China’s navy, when for the first time warships embarked on an international mission beyond the nation’s territorial waters...

Merging Paths

In 2008, the US-made animated film Kung Fu Panda generated big box office numbers across China...

The Laowai Eye

At the far points, I’ve been south to Nanning and beyond to the border of Vietnam, southwest to Yunnan’s rainforests and the border with Laos and Myanmar...

The U.S. Photo Journal

Qi Heng is a senior reporter with the News Photo Department of the Xinhua News Agency. In his professional capacity as a photojournalist...

New U.S. Embassy

Just in time for the 30th anniversary of U.S.-China diplomatic relations, and reflecting the growing importance of U.S.-China relations...

Life of a Lawyer

Mao Rong’s life was changed by the economic reform and opening up which began 30 years, and today she serves as the director of legal affairs...

Influential Figures of 2008

In the long, remarkable and still unfolding historical record of China, the year 2008 will go down as a particularly extraordinary entry...

Reforms to Riches

China’s 30 years of reform and opening-up changed not only people’s standard of living...

Tourism Rising on The Roof of The World

To attract domestic and foreign tourists, soon after the Beijing Olympic Games came to a close...

Post Games Gains

Soon after the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games wrapped up, Li Mei, a high school student from the Zhejiang Province capital city of Hangzhou, some 1,600 kilometers southeast, came to Beijing to see close up the National Stadium (Bird's Nest)

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