What an image at Beijing Olympic Forest Park! Every weekend, a group of young boys, who are dressed in professional equipment, participate in an American football-training program. They catch the ball. They throw the ...What an image at Beijing Olympic Forest Park! Every weekend, a group of young boys, who are dressed in professional equipment, participate in an American football-training program. They catch the ball. They throw the ball. They kick the ball. And they tackle each other. They learn every aspect of the sport, and they do so with total concentration.展开更多
A product that combines construction and culture, with both Western and Chinese architecture, shikumen has left its mark on China's modern architectural history. Prevalent in the 1920s, shikumen residences were th...A product that combines construction and culture, with both Western and Chinese architecture, shikumen has left its mark on China's modern architectural history. Prevalent in the 1920s, shikumen residences were the result of urban life. The shikumen style once composed three-fourths of Shanghai's local residences, and bred the spirit of Shanghai's middle class. Now, shikumen has become an important part of Shanghai's culture. Through shikumen, people know about Shanghai-both its past and the present.展开更多
文摘What an image at Beijing Olympic Forest Park! Every weekend, a group of young boys, who are dressed in professional equipment, participate in an American football-training program. They catch the ball. They throw the ball. They kick the ball. And they tackle each other. They learn every aspect of the sport, and they do so with total concentration.
文摘A product that combines construction and culture, with both Western and Chinese architecture, shikumen has left its mark on China's modern architectural history. Prevalent in the 1920s, shikumen residences were the result of urban life. The shikumen style once composed three-fourths of Shanghai's local residences, and bred the spirit of Shanghai's middle class. Now, shikumen has become an important part of Shanghai's culture. Through shikumen, people know about Shanghai-both its past and the present.
