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The World Chocolate Wonderland Theme Park in Beijing
 

The World Chocolate Wonderland Theme Park in Beijing

The World Chocolate Wonderland Theme Park in Beijing began accepting customers on January 29th, 2010. Located on the north side of the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium, the theme park will be the first chocolate theme park in China. The Chocolate Wonderland is meant to provide a visual feast for tourists from all over the world.

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Food
Shaomai
 

Shaomai

Shaomai is a traditional Chinese dumpling served in dianxin / dim sum. There are two regional varieties of shaomai: a Cantonese version, also known as siew mai, and a version from the Jiangnan region.

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china Living
The Chinese Currency
 

The Chinese Currency

The official currency in China is the Renminbi (RMB or CNY - Chinese yuan), which consists of yuan, jiao and fen. 10 jiao make up 1 yuan, and 10 fens make up 1 jiao.

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Fashion
Street Fashion in China
 

Street Fashion in China

We may be familiar with fashion shows held in Paris or Milan, but how many youngsters have the earning power to own and afford designer labels? Hence, the Street Fashion emerged as creative fashionistas thought of many innovative ways to DIY their clothes and eventually develop their own fashion sense. Individualism is what many people are after nowadays.

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Art
Socialist Realism Art in China
 

Socialist Realism Art in China

The People's Republic of China was established on October 1, 1949. The then new government set about creating a new art for the new nation. Art was only in service to nation building. From roughly the 1950's to the1970's, artists were told what they could and could not paint.

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Traditions
The Peony Pavilion
 

The Peony Pavilion

The Peony Pavilion is one of Chinese Classics written by Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty. It is a romantic masterpiece in the Chinese opera history and it is said to be the Eastern version of Romeo & Juliet. The performance tradition has focused on the love story between Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei.

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Events
World Expo: Japan & Korea (Zone A)
 

World Expo: Japan & Korea (Zone A)

The 24-meter-high Japan pavilion is the largest the country has ever built for a World Expo. The Korea Pavilion is an amalgamation of 'sign' (symbol) and 'space' where signs become spaces, and simultaneously, spaces become signs.

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Shanghai World Expo 2010
51 days to Expo

The upcoming Universal Exposition will be held in Shanghai, China in 2010 May-Oct. With more than 180 countries participating, visitors can expect a rich multicultural experience.

Learn more in our Expo Feature

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