By Zhang Mei (Apr 29, 2020)Zhihua TempleAs I write this, fewer than 100 days have passed since Wuhan was locked down. Yet, we are living in a different world. While many of my friends in...Read More
Photo: Andres VargasThe moment I knew it was time to close the office was when our contractor vanished. Work stopped on our half-done office renovation, newspaper lying on the ground to catch paint drops, bags...Read More
The Seashore Library, also called the “Lonely Library,” in Beidaihe in northern China. Photo: Courtesy of AranyaI can safely categorize myself as a misanthrope — a person who hates other people. Well, not exactly, or...Read More
Featured image by thriol via Flickr Ruggedly wild, inherently spiritual, and filled with rich ethnic culture and untamed beauty, Tibet has called to adventurers for generations. But, they don’t call it the ‘roof of the...Read More
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, sustainable tourism is defined as “tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry,...Read More
The Brown Sugar Craft Shop designed by architect Xu Tiantian in Songyang in 2017. Photo: Wang Ziling“Stop barking,” an old man yelled at his dog, who was voicing his objection to my photo-taking. The old...Read More
Tourists take photos among flowers in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province on March 31. Photo: IC PhotoA few weeks back, I took my daughters back to China to visit their grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins — the...Read More
The Chongsheng Three Pagodas in Dali are seen from the air on March 27, 2019. Photo: VCGI once hated Dali. Growing up in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in Yunnan, southwest China, I couldn’t...Read More
By Zhang Mei (May 18, 2019)With summer temperatures so high, you may find yourself carrying your child through the Forbidden City, our columnist writes. Photo: VCGThe end of the school year is nearing, and if...Read More
Traveling with your family can be challenging, perhaps even more so if that includes children: not all activities are universally enjoyable and travel styles can clash. One person may be bored out of their mind...Read More
