So when the 2008 Beijing Olympics arrived that summer, the moment was ripe for me to be enveloped ... the Grand Canyon State ...
Holidays to Beijing let you glimpse the city’s fascinating history as well as its rapid modernisation. Explore traces of centuries-old dynasties alongside Mao-era legacies and glittering skyscrapers, ...
the city outside of Chang’an Avenue, since it was almost entirely blocked off. Beijing, at this moment, was a strange land: a frighteningly blue sky, a frighteningly quiet city, frighteningly ...
China’s capital city boasts a diversity of structures, from its historic city center to the concentric roads and high-speed ...
The following year, Emperor Yongle formally transferred the capital from Nanjing to Beiping and, for the first time, named the city Beijing (Northern Capital). Extensive reconstruction work was ...
Audrey King was just five years old when she visited Beijing for the Olympics in 2008 ... Little did she know that she would return to the same city nearly 14 years later – no longer as a ...
Team members Nathan Chen and Madison Hubbell told CNN Sport’s Coy Wire that the pain of being denied their moment on the podium in Beijing, where there were no fans or families due to the spread ...
More than ever, China needs Beijing to act, to point the way to future ... one can only conclude that the good and the great in the Forbidden City worry about being embarrassed.
The city's transport infrastructure, for instance, has exploded. In 2008, Beijing's subway system had ... "That window, that moment in time has now shut," he said. What the artist, who's now ...
With a history of more than 3,000 years, Beijing has been the capital city for six dynasties in Chinese history. Due to its historical background, Beijing has conserved many royal palaces and parks of ...