This development is indeed an unwise move which not only hurts the feelings of the Chinese people, but also undermines Sino-French ties.

The Dalai Lama has long been engaged in activities worldwide to split China. He can by no means conceal the separatist nature of his activities no matter what by whatever disguise and whatever florid rhetori...

Despite being housed in a 19th century listed building on the King’s Road in Chelsea, Charles Saatchi’s new gallery, which opened yesterday, looks remarkably modern. Architects AHMM made sure to get a good number of airy, white classic gallery spaces, as well as a top floor with more loft-style, slightly industrial space. The interiors are equally simple, elegant and clean. From walls, to floors and ceilings, the design allows plenty of space and light for the impressive, and in most cases, large-sized artwork t...

The area occupied by Beijing 798 Art Zone was once the place for Beijing North China wireless joint equipment factory (namely, 718 Joint Factory), which was designed and built by the experts of former G.D.R in the 1950s. The Joint Factory was designed to be built in 1952 , constructed from 1954,put into production in October 1957.

The designing task of the 718 Joint Factory was in the charge of a German architectural institution in Dessau, which lied in the same city with Bauhaus school at that time and th...

Name: Karel Schnieder, Paula Bergen
Age: 32, 31
Occupation: Import manager, Hotel manager
Country: Germany
Travel destination: Beijing

- How was your flight to Beijing?
Paula: It was a nice flight, I came from Frankfurt, everything went well. When I arrived at the airport my boyfriend was already standing there, waiting for me.
Karel: I had a business trip, our company has sent me and a colleague to meet with the Chinese business partner. We thought it’s a nice idea to spend more...

Name: Nicky Williams
Age: 23
Occupation: cook
Country: Ireland
Travel destination: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong,

- Is this the first time for you to be in China, when did you arrived?
Yes, this is my first visit to China. This is the third day in Beijing.

- Why have you chosen for China?
I’m just graduated for my study. Before I start with my career I liked to have a short period to relax and travel. I’ve chosen for China because I’ve n...

Name: Christina Brunsen
Age: 20
Occupation: Student Chinese Language and Culture
Country: Norway
Travel destination: Beijing and other interesting places in China. Study in Shanghai, February – July 2009

- Is this the first time for you to be in China, when did you arrived?
Yes, it is my first time in China. I arrived in Beijing 15th October.

- So you are almost a month in Beijing, for how long will you spend your time in Beijing?
We are with a group of st...