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BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Next month's Beijing Olympic Games was forecast to generate about 2 billion U.S. dollars of direct revenue for the host city, the People's Dail...

by Xinhua writers Meng Na and Qiu Hongjie BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Upon less than ten days in the run-up to the Beijing Olympic Games, worldwide athletes, coaches, jour...

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Village for the Beijing Games sprung to life Sunday with a grand opening ceremony to welcome its first delegation of Chinese athletes. ...

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has applied a wide range ofgreen technologies and clean energy in building venues and facilities for the upcoming Olympic Games, according to a...

BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Following is the name list of the Chinese delegation for the 29th Olympic Games: ??Chef de mission: Liu Peng Deputy chef de mission: Yu Zai...

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- For Adriaa, a South African tourist, a few sips of tea in a bar featuring Chinese horticulture and framed windows meant more than just an evening's...

By Sportswriter Qi Zijian BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese weightlifters, who scooped five gold medals apiece in Sydney and Athens, are gearing up for a better show in ...

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official visited security checkpoints in Beijing and neighboring Hebei province on Monday, stressing both "strictness" and ...

BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao, chairman of the Central Military Commission of China, on Tuesday raised the rank of three People's Liberation Army (PLA) senior officers...

By Sportswriter Ma Xiangfei BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Doping at the Beijing Olympic Games will result in a life-time ban for Chinese athletes as China is working hard to...

BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- You'll find a selection of great restaurants around almost every corner in Beijing, but some areas have built their reputations on their cuisines. ...

by Sportswriter Ma Xiangfei BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Olympic Committee Wednesday released details of eight doping cases found in the first half of the year a...

by Sportswriter Ma Xiangfei BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China played tough hand in cracking down on drug cheats with more frequent no-notice tests and severe punishments ah...

by Sportswriter Ma Xiangfei BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China played tough hand in cracking down on drug cheats with more frequent no-notice tests and severe punishments ah...

BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- With the nation still in mourning over the deaths in May's earthquake, China's athletes must focus hard on their preparation as they enter the ...

Nadam Fair at Sayram Lake, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Time: July 13-16 Sponsor: Tourism Bureau of Bortala Prefecture, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region ...

Food prices have remained stable throughout China despite the devastation of the 8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Sichuan province on May 12, official figures show. Statistics...

BEIJING - Olympic champion Xing Huina will not defend her women's 10,000 metres title on home soil at the Beijing Olympics in August because of a leg injury, the Chinese Athlet...

The Chinese government is grappling with the next urgent task in the aftermath of last week's 8.0-magnitude deadly earthquake -- how to shelter up to 5 million residents in Sic...

By Ma Xiangfei BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) on Tuesday expressed condolences to the earthquake victims in Sichu...

By Ma Xiangfei BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) on Tuesday expressed condolences to the earthquake victims in Sichu...

BEIJING, May 14 -- The Olympic torch relay passed through this famous city yesterday deep in the mountains of East China's Fujian province, where Mao Zedong and his comrades fo...

BEIJING, May 14 -- The Olympic torch relay passed through this famous city yesterday deep in the mountains of East China's Fujian province, where Mao Zedong and his comrades fo...

By Ma Xiangfei BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) on Tuesday expressed condolences to the earthquake victims in Sichu...

QUANZHOU, South China, April 23 (Xinhua) -- China's weightlifting team may compete in five men's categories in the Beijing Olympic Games as Chinese strongmen showed their w...

BEIJING, May 14 -- The Olympic torch relay passed through this famous city yesterday deep in the mountains of East China's Fujian province, where Mao Zedong and his comrades fo...

By Ma Xiangfei BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) on Tuesday expressed condolences to the earthquake victims in Sichu...

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese artists sent a welcoming message in an open letter to their counterparts worldwide on Sunday, inviting them to come to Beijing to enjoy the feas...

??Guilin was first established by Emperor Qinshihuang (214 BC) as the Guilin Shire. It was located on the Guixiang "Corridor" which was an important passage connecting Zhon...

The Broken Bridge lies at the eastern end of the White Causeway. According to the Joumal of West Lake Visit in the Ming Dynasty, the place was so named because the White Causeway f...