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What's Making Chinese Travelers So Angry?
Air travel delays in China are becoming epidemic. According to an article published today in Time, only 18 percent of flights departing from Beijing in June took off on time.
Chinese travelers are understandably frustrated with this problem, but their collective anger ...
Morning Rush Hour In Beijing Is Pure Madness (VIDEO)
If you think your rush hour commute is a nightmare, the scene above from a morning commute in Beijing might be the reality check you need. Not only do commuters pack onto subway trains, but the automobile traffic there is ranked the worst in the world, too. It really is ...
China's State-Controlled Media Recommends Top 10 Nude Beaches
Looking for nude beach recommendations this summer? You probably wouldn't think to consult Xinhua, China's state-controlled press agency, but here comes editor Yang Yi's list of their "Top Ten Sexy Nudist Bathing Spots Around the World." I stumbled across the link to the ...China's Smog Problem Slashes Half A Decade Off Life Expectancy
Benjamin Vander Steen, Flickr
We've shown you the dramatic images of smog-filled Beijing before, but it's only now becoming apparent just how deadly China's air pollution actually is.
A new study has revealed that air pollution in northern China has reduced the life ...Video Of The Day: Algae Swamps Chinese Beach
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-452089{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-452089, #postcontentcontainer ...Video Of The Day: Holding Hands With Strangers In NYC And China
You could call Andrew Hales a comedian. You could call Andrew Hales a people person. No matter what you call him, he has a good thing going: filming himself holding hands with strangers (or attempting to) in different places around the globe. The group he pulls these ...
China Opens 'World's Largest Building'
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A mammoth new business and entertainment space opened in Chengdu, China, this past weekend, snagging the "largest building in the world" title. Inside the New Century Global Center you'll find everything from hotels and offices to a replica Mediterranean village, a ...Mount Fuji And More Designated As UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Midori, Wikimedia Commons
On Saturday, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee announced this year's newly inscribed locations to their list of World Heritage Sites from their 37th session in Cambodia. Each year, the UN agency evaluates the most culturally and naturally ...Photo Of The Day: River Trekking In Hong Kong
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Hong Kong is not a place that many associate with mountains and nature, but past one of the best skylines in the world and the tangle of tramways are beaches and outstanding hiking trails. In the far east side of Hong Kong's relatively rural Sai Kung District ...Subway Workers In China Accidentally Demolish 3000-Year-Old Tombs
DruhScoff, Flickr
Workers installing a new subway line in Guangzhou, China's third largest city, destroyed an ancient group of protected tombs by mistake during construction on the weekend. Some of the five tombs date back to the Shang Dynasty around 3,000 years ago.
...Video Of The Day: This Is Shanghai
Today's Video of the Day takes us on a techno-filled trip through Shanghai, courtesy of photographer Rob Whitworth. Although much of the short time-lapse film focuses on twinking lights and congested traffic, it also shows the city is much more than that by stopping to ...
Chinese Company 3D Prints Giant Airplane Parts
jabella, Flickr
Nothing has fired up the public's imagination over the past few years like 3D printing. The technology is in the process of rapidly moving from a sci-fi fantasy to a household object, and fittingly, it's expected many manufacturers across industries will ...Video: Inner City Surfing, The Latest Urban Adventure Craze
Germany and China don't immediately call to mind hanging 10, but that's about to change. The latest urban extreme sport pastime in these cities is urban surfing the big waves on their river systems. As reported by CNN, Munich's Eisbach River and Hangzhou's Qiantang River are ...
Video: A Time-Lapse Tour Of Shanghai
Rob Whitworth's time-lapses are always a cut above. His unique tracking and morphing shots draw you into a city's routine and accurately sketch its character. His panning and zooming give the sensation of flying around a city and dropping in on its denizens for a look ...
Irish Gaelic, Rapa Nui And More Endangered Languages From Around The World
Mariano Kamp, Flickr
There are nearly 7,000 languages spoken throughout the world today, the majority of which are predicted to become extinct by the end of this century. Half the world's population speaks the top 20 world languages - with Mandarin, Spanish and English ...Video: Daredevil Jumps Off Everest
Since the dawn of time, man has looked to the great mountains and dreamed of jumping off of them. When Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay summited 60 years ago, they didn't have the equipment to fly off. But today we do. And to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the first ...
Chinese Tourist Vandalizes Egyptian Temple, Pisses Off China
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-834781{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-834781, #postcontentcontainer ...What's the Best Country In Asia For Eating?
From the 17th to 19th century, Grand Tourists (usually from England) would set out on a journey of discovery. This excursion had a near-cemented itinerary, a list of places a young man (it was almost always a man) would have to visit to have a well-rounded education. Paris, ...Photo Of The Day: Riding In The Rain
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After a protracted, freezing and rainy spring, summer finally hit Shanghai a few weeks ago. Prior to the sun breaching the clouds (if not always the smog), the streets were full of the poncho-wearing cyclists like the two in this shot by Flickr user ...Official To Chinese Tourists: 'Be Quiet, Don't Spit'
Kim Traynor
A senior official in China has urged Chinese tourists to improve their behavior, the South China Morning Post reports. Vice-Premier Wang Yang said the "breeding" of some Chinese tourists leaves something to be desired and there are problems with them, "talking ...
