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I thought it would be more Communist,” said Shane, a track coach from Canada, “once here, I would feel very oppressed. But I was amazed to see Beijing. I like it.

calligraphy and Painting in Lacquer Ware

Ask me what is the most amazing thing in painting and calligraphy alley, and I will be no doubt reply “those gorgeous and unsophisticated lacquer paintings”. Located at the very beginning of the alley, the small store really knows how to stop foreigners’ feet as they start their treasure hunting in Panjiayuan Flea Market.

Beijing Snacks Go Down A Treat

Pea-flour cake, sugar baked cake, moon cake, crisp fritter with ginger sauce, honey fried dough twist and harvest cake, all made a stunning debut at the Muslim Chinese Restaurant Wednesday evening. This great variety of Beijing Snacks easily won the hearts of villagers.

Beauty in Qipao

Qipao is a kind of female dress with distinctive Chinese features and enjoys a growing popularity in the world. Another version of Qipao is “cheongsam,” meaning simply “long dress”.

Village Becomes Tattoo Convention

The Universiade is not only an international gathering of competition and friendship, but also a terrific coming together forvarious tattoos.

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Specializing in original Cantonese cuisine, such as abalone, shark’s fin, etc, as well as East meets West.

A long history of snacks

Beijing snacks were first written about around 1,300 years ago. These special local delicacies combine the best features of snacks from all over the country.

Little Hundred Flowers Comes to Town

Famous for their exquisite costumes and makeup and their superb acting skills, the Ningbo 2nd Xiaobaihua Shaoxing Opera troupe is in Beijing to present a series of outstanding traditional operas.

Snapshots

Spain’s Manuel martinez launches his Shot Put title-winning effort of 20.97 meters.

Cinderella Champion Counts no Chickens

Relative unknown Tie Yana has seen her profile rise dramatically during the 21st Universiade, at which she has won three gold medals – one for the Women’s Table Tennis Singles, one for the Mixed Doubles and a third for the Women’s team.