Baidu posted year-on-year gains of 67% last year.    China’s massive search engine Baidu controls 79% of China’s search engine market. Baidu owes much of its success to the familiarity of Chinese language nuances that other foreign search engines Continue Reading

   The 600-meter Guangzhou TV tower, which beats Toronto’s CN Tower (553m) as the world’s tallest TV tower, officially opened to tourists on September 29th.Tickets to the tower were priced at 50 yuan, 100 yuan and 150 yuan based on different heights. Continue Reading

   Located in the center of Nanjing, Xinjiekou is a famous business district that has nearly 100 years of history. Every holiday and weekend, the street sees about 700,000 people per day. Covering an area of 0.275 square kilometers, it Continue Reading

   On the night of the Torch Festival, Yi people also put their torch together in a bonfire. Around the bonfires, young men play flutes, yu-kins and great three-stringed instruments while dancing. Young women also dance gracefully according to the Continue Reading

   There are three forms of Xiangsheng. The earliest form was performed by one person, and was called Dankou Xiangsheng.Its contents were mostly jokes and humorous stories. Later,Duikou Xiangsheng or “cross talk,” performed by two persons, appeared. One man was called Duogen, and the Continue Reading

   But the Goddess of Heaven found out that Zhinü, a fairy girl, had married a mere mortal. The Goddess was furious and ordered Zhinü to return to heaven. Alternatively, the Goddess forced the fairy back to her former duty Continue Reading

   Lovers go to a match-making temple to pray for a prosperous life ahead. In the evening, they spend their time looking at the stars. People believe that this is the time when Vega and Altair come close. So, this Continue Reading

   5.Young woman in southern China used to weave small handicrafts with colored paper, grass and thread. Afterwards, they competed to pass a thread through the eyes of seven needle in a single breath.    On this day, couples go Continue Reading

   Burl-like figure also frequently develops in several varieties of birch (huamu (Betula)) that grow throughout China. The heartwood is generally light yellow and sometimes figured with rust-colored ‘bird’s-eye’ or striped patterns. In Chinese, the term huamu is used interchangeably Continue Reading

   Boxwood is Huangyang Wood in China. Boxwood is a small tree and shrub. Due to the limited size of the material, it is rarely used for full-sized pieces of furniture, but more often for small, carved objects or as Continue Reading