简介:<正>WesetoffafterlunchonaFridayinthemiddleofJulythisyear.We,that’sthreepilots,oneguest,myHRmanager,andHuDaling,arepresentativeoftheStatePhysicalCultureAdministration.WehadalatelunchattheCapitalClubinBeijing,afterwhichwesetoutonourjourneytoDatong.Wewereinhighspirits,travellinginaBuickvan,allofustogether.AnoldChinesefriendofours,George,whousedtobeadriver
简介:There'sanewbunchofsightseersintown-andthey'rereadytospend.TOURISTtrafficatChina'sbustlingairportsisbecomingincreasinglytwo-way.Theusualgroupsofbespectacledpensionersandred-eyedbackpackersthrongtheinboundterminals,catapultingChinainto5thplaceintheinternationalleagueofmostpopulardestinations.Crowdingthedeparturelounges,meanwhile,aregrowinglegionsofupwardlymobileChineseholidaymakers,headedforRome'sColiseum,SydneyHarbor,oreventheSafarisofKenya.
简介:ALMOST800yearsagointheYuanDynasty(1271-1368),astreetrunningnorthtosouthinthehubofthecapitalcity,Beijing,linkedeighthutongstretch-ingfromeasttowest,resemblingfromaboveacrawlingcentipede.ItsnamewasNanluoguxiang.Nowlocatedinthecity'sDongchengDistrict,thetraditionalalley.
简介:<正>DuringtheThreeKingdomsperiod,in219,LiuBei,thekingofShudefeatedandkilledXiahouYuan,aWeigeneralguardingHanzhong,andseizedthecity.KnowingthestrategicimportanceofHanzhong,CaoCao,thecommanderoftheWeitroops,camehimselftotakebacktheplace.ButhecouldnotsucceedasLiu’stroopsweretenaciouslyentrenchedagainstthe
简介:<正>Amalecrabmetafemalecrabandaskedhertomarryhim.Shenoticedthathewaswalkingstraightinsteadofsideways."Wow,"shethought,"thiscrabisreallyspecial.Ican’tlethimgetaway."Sotheygotmarriedimmediately.Thenextdayshenoticedhernewhusbandwalkingsidewayslikealltheothercrabs,andgotupset."Whathappened?"sheasked,"Youusedtowalkstraightbeforeweweremarried."