Jun 9th, 2010 Contributed by: Ivette Figueroa BEIJING, PRC–Just off busy Ping’anli Street, a slate-grey stone-tiled plaza spreads out towards the gleaming waters of Qianhai lake. Every inch of it is crammed with groups of people playing Chegi (a game in which a giant shuttlecock is kicked around like a hacky sack) or couples ballroom [...]

Jun 4th, 2010 Contributed by: Ivette Figueroa BEIJING, PRC —In the back of my mind, I knew I was standing on a piece of ancient history. But somehow, I couldn’t determine the significance of it all. I simply soaked it in. The mountains dressed in forest greens, the smell of stone, the constant clamor of [...]