• Qianmen Street Reopened Old Dream of Beijing

  

  When Olympic marathon runners pass through Beijing's historic Qianmen neighborhood this August, the gray-brick storefronts with red and gold curved eaves will only look like traditional Chinese architecture.

• Lavish Ceremony Opens Olympic Games Beijing '08

• Broad and Narrow Alley in Chengdu

• Beijing Hong Kong Jockey Club Clubhouse

Lost in translation

The process of standardizing a menu translation is a double-edged sword: While it removes the ambiguity and the unintended humor, it also takes away the fun and the rich connotation. It turns the menu into the equivalent of plain rice, with the necessary nutrients but devoid of flavor.

• Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

• National Aquatics Center

• Bird's nest, the National Stadium

• Sports Venues for '08 Beijing Olympic Games

• 6 Days Beijing Great Wall Trekking Tour (charming nights at setfoot Great Wall)

  Two nights sleepover at setfoot Great Wall realize you a real nature. As the old saying goes One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero. All china Great Wall wonders around Beijing, challenge you a real man.

• 1 Day Xi'an Terracotta Warriors and Horses (Beijing based round-trip, air tickets included)

  Make more of Xi'an with one day business break: meet up Emperor Qin Shihuang' s Terracotta Warriors and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (round-trip flight tickets providing comfort and saving more time).