When Diane von Furstenberg was 22 years old and just starting out in the fashion business, she dreamed that one day she would sell a dress to every woman in China.
Cool your jets with the mouthful of flavor that is suanla oupian.
Zhao Benfang, a kind ink artist, always has visitors at her apartment. Among them are wandering cats, to whom she treats with food and paints portraits for.
In stark contrast to the grasslands north of Hohhot is the Gobi Desert's Singing Sand Ravine Tourist Scenic Spot, in Dalad banner.
A former coal miner who has been hiking across China since he retired in 2005 has further travel plans. Xu Wei learns more in Chongqing.
The capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region is relatively well off and is now beginning to emphasize its tourism potential as the gateway to the grasslands in summer.
Li Xiaoshuan's alarm clock rings at 8 pm. He switches it off and dials three phone numbers - one to Canada and the other two in the United States. Then he hangs up before anyone answers the phone.
A trip to Gegentala Grassland in July is a bit like going on safari: Endless plains and a blue vault of sky, campfire and counting stars, lively local culture, and animals, lots of them.
It is a little patch of Chinese herbs that is believed to correct the body's internal balance and works best as the hottest days of the year descend on us.
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) recently announced the possibility that it had discovered the long sought-after Higgs boson.
Extreme science comes at a cost. CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was built for about 5 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion).