MORE AND MORE PEOPLE IN BEIJING DRAWN TO LEISURELY BARS
A stream of taxis wriggles along the crowded road of Gongti Beilu in Beijing. Most of them turn at the corner of Sanlitun Road North, stop, and drop off fashionably dressed people. This is a very ordinary Friday and Saturday night scene in Beijing. After around 9 pm, people gather from every corner of the city, and walk into the dozens of quaint cafes, bars and night clubs dispersed in the area...
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IN RURAL CHINA, POWER BRINGS BENEFITS
Electricity alters way of life in remote villages...Yet as the sun drops below the mountains, a bit of modernity emerges. Atop a pile of rocks set on the riverbank, a hydro generator the size of a coffee can, installed last year, kicks to life. Single bulbs cast dim light through the five houses of the village...
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BEIJING OLYMPIC CULTURE FESTIVAL KICKS OFF
The second "Beijing 2008" Olympic Cultural Festival opened on June 23, the International Olympic Day, and will conclude on July 13 -- the third anniversary of the city's successful bidding for the hosting of the Games, BOCOG announced at a press conference June 23 afternoon.
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