BY the end of 2023, China’s urbanizationrate had reached 66.16 percent, bringingwith it opportunities as well as challengesin regard to improving the people’slives. Chinese President Xi Jinping reiter
made my first trip to China in the fall of 2004. Iwas in charge of a project that provided trainingto 150 Chinese graduates by French architecturefirms within AFEX (French Architects for Export,a non-
No matter how the world changes, people’s aspiration for a better living environmentremains unchanged. Urban planners factor this in their blueprintsand different eras give different characteristics t
WHEN American historian Jeffrey Wasserstromcame to Shanghai in March2009, a year before the World Expo2010, he exclaimed, “Shanghai’s futureis beyond imagination.” At that time, Shanghai hadcarried ou
CHINESE President Xi Jinping has plantedsaplings in Beijing for over a decade, includingthis year. He has repeatedly said, “Weshould build Beijing into a beautiful gardencity.” Continuing that vision,
AS an architect and designer I have had theopportunity to combine my profession withteaching in several universities such as theNational Autonomous University of Mexicoand the Elisava Barcelona School
HOW do you envision the ideal 21st centurycity? This is a question that invitesyou, the reader, to give full rein to yourimaginings of a city that embodies all youever dreamed of as a place to live. C
IN the 20th century, China and Spain faced thecommon challenge of urban transition. In China,it began with the urbanization and revitalizationprocess with the inception of the reformand opening-up in
WATER has always played a vital rolein the birth and progress of humancivilization, whether it was in theMesopotamia, the Nile Valley or theYellow River basin. Water was not only helpful insolving the
CHINA and Greece, representing two ancientcivilizations, hold an enduring appeal fortourists due to their spectacular cultures.The Region of Attica in Greece has an enchantmentof its own due to its pl
POLITICAL and economic volatility and thedaunting challenge of global economic recoverynotwithstanding, countries are seekingways to improve people’s living environmentsthrough more scientific and peo
IN recent years, Shanghai has begunimplementing intelligent manufacturingprojects. It has formulatedplans for high-quality development,built high-standard smart factories, cultivatedcapable companies,
“Behind me, you can see the roofof the main exhibition hall. Itis made of one million ginkgoleaves!” Holding a selfie stick, travelvlogger Xiaochuan said while standingat the main exhibition hall of t
NAVIGATOR is a research institutebuilt by the InternationalCommunication Committee(ICC) of the China AdvertisingAssociation devoted to assisting Chinesebrands go international. Its first activitywas h
YANG Wei is a woman who wears many hats. Aninternationally renowned town planner and urbandesigner, she is held in high esteem in the academicand planning communities in the U.K. and is a fellowof the
IN 2021, archaeologists announced the results of theirexcavation in Fengtai District in southwest Beijing.They included ruins of the wall of an ancient cityknown as Zhongdu, the capital of the Jin Dyn
PENG Jingxuan plucks thestrings of a guzheng , azither-like instrument.She is giving a street performanceaccompanied by a plushtoy panda, the animal people associatewith China. What makesthis street p
UNITY of knowing and doingis a key concept in ancientChinese philosophy.Discussions on knowingand doing can be traced back to the pre-Qin period (before 221 B.C.).The Book of History (Shangshu ), acol
THE ancient city of Pingyaois located in PingyaoCounty, Jinzhong City,central China’s ShanxiProvince. It is considered one ofthe best-preserved ancient countiesin China, dating back around2,800 years
PINGYAO hand-polished lacquerwarehas been widelyconsidered as one of the fourmost famed lacquerware typesin China. It originated more than 2,000years ago in what is called PingyaoCounty today, in Jinz
Sci-Tech Innovation Spearheads Development In contrast to the countries which, in imposing unreasonabletariffs and enacting discriminatory bills, have wielded the cudgelof protectionism, China has vo
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EVERY Peking Opera troupe has a leading actor and actress whoportray the roles of martial males and females, the former beingknown as Wu Sheng and the latter as Dao Ma Dan or WomanWarriors. As the Dao