Behind a partition wall at the back of Shanghai's World Expo Center,the see nt of spray tan hangs in the air.Bronzed skin may be more commonly associated with rural labor in China,but in the world of bodybuilding(...Behind a partition wall at the back of Shanghai's World Expo Center,the see nt of spray tan hangs in the air.Bronzed skin may be more commonly associated with rural labor in China,but in the world of bodybuilding(or jianmei yundong-literally'healthy and beautiful exercising')it represents the final flourish in a quest for perfection.Flashes of bare soles and unfinished legs are the only traces of the paleness beneath.展开更多
For many in the West,2016 will be remembered for Trump,Brexit,terrorism in Europe and an absur d number of pop culture deaths,from Bowie to Mohammed Ali.By comparison,China had an unusually quiet year.Nonetheless,ther...For many in the West,2016 will be remembered for Trump,Brexit,terrorism in Europe and an absur d number of pop culture deaths,from Bowie to Mohammed Ali.By comparison,China had an unusually quiet year.Nonetheless,there were still a few goings-on in the world's most populous country.Over the next 10 pages we recap the best(and worst)of China's 2016 in the worlds of technology,social media,sport,fashion,food and arts.展开更多
When Eric Mu says that the village of Moyu,in western Sichuan,is remote,he means it.Culturally more Tibetan than Han,the tiny settlement sits in a valley among soaring mountains and deep gorges.The village is only con...When Eric Mu says that the village of Moyu,in western Sichuan,is remote,he means it.Culturally more Tibetan than Han,the tiny settlement sits in a valley among soaring mountains and deep gorges.The village is only connected to neighboring communities by a rickety suspension bridge,which wobbles above river rapids below.Mu crossed it once.He'll never cross it again.It was terrifying,he says.展开更多
Next to the Beijing’s West Third Ring Road stands a building called Guanyuan Plaza.Flanked by residential apartments and bustling traffic,it is an unremarkable sight.Boring,even.
Behind a partition wall at the back of Shanghai's World Expo Center,the scent of spray tan hangs in the air.Bronzed skin may be more commonly associated with rural labor in China,but in the world of bodybuil...Behind a partition wall at the back of Shanghai's World Expo Center,the scent of spray tan hangs in the air.Bronzed skin may be more commonly associated with rural labor in China,but in the world of bodybuilding(or jianmei yundong-literally'healthy and beautiful exercising')it represents the final flourish in a quest for perfection.Flashes of bare soles and unfinished legs are the only traces of the paleness beneath.展开更多
When Eric Mu says that the village of Moyu in western Sichuan is remote,he means it.Culturally more Tibetan than Han,the tiny settlement s让s in a valley among soaring mountains and deep gorges.The village is only con...When Eric Mu says that the village of Moyu in western Sichuan is remote,he means it.Culturally more Tibetan than Han,the tiny settlement s让s in a valley among soaring mountains and deep gorges.The village is only connected to neighboring com・munities by a rickety suspension bridge,which wobbles above river rapids below.Mu crossed it once.He'll never cross it again.It was terrifying,he says.Life in Moyu is slow.When Mu is there,he runs-passing along winding roads and through tunnels that pierce the mountains,some as long as 3 kilometers.Ilis coworkers entertain themselves with mahjong and smartphones.Some of the villagers grow corn.展开更多
At Green Valley amusement park in Baoding,a rainbow-colored Ferris wheel turns slowly against a clear;cloudless sky.In the neighboring Botanical Garden,autumn leaves fall around a lake on which tourists pedal out in s...At Green Valley amusement park in Baoding,a rainbow-colored Ferris wheel turns slowly against a clear;cloudless sky.In the neighboring Botanical Garden,autumn leaves fall around a lake on which tourists pedal out in small boats.These are hardly scenes you'd expect in a city that,at the beginning of last year;was named China's most polluted.展开更多
文摘Behind a partition wall at the back of Shanghai's World Expo Center,the see nt of spray tan hangs in the air.Bronzed skin may be more commonly associated with rural labor in China,but in the world of bodybuilding(or jianmei yundong-literally'healthy and beautiful exercising')it represents the final flourish in a quest for perfection.Flashes of bare soles and unfinished legs are the only traces of the paleness beneath.
文摘For many in the West,2016 will be remembered for Trump,Brexit,terrorism in Europe and an absur d number of pop culture deaths,from Bowie to Mohammed Ali.By comparison,China had an unusually quiet year.Nonetheless,there were still a few goings-on in the world's most populous country.Over the next 10 pages we recap the best(and worst)of China's 2016 in the worlds of technology,social media,sport,fashion,food and arts.
文摘When Eric Mu says that the village of Moyu,in western Sichuan,is remote,he means it.Culturally more Tibetan than Han,the tiny settlement sits in a valley among soaring mountains and deep gorges.The village is only connected to neighboring communities by a rickety suspension bridge,which wobbles above river rapids below.Mu crossed it once.He'll never cross it again.It was terrifying,he says.
文摘Next to the Beijing’s West Third Ring Road stands a building called Guanyuan Plaza.Flanked by residential apartments and bustling traffic,it is an unremarkable sight.Boring,even.
文摘Behind a partition wall at the back of Shanghai's World Expo Center,the scent of spray tan hangs in the air.Bronzed skin may be more commonly associated with rural labor in China,but in the world of bodybuilding(or jianmei yundong-literally'healthy and beautiful exercising')it represents the final flourish in a quest for perfection.Flashes of bare soles and unfinished legs are the only traces of the paleness beneath.
文摘When Eric Mu says that the village of Moyu in western Sichuan is remote,he means it.Culturally more Tibetan than Han,the tiny settlement s让s in a valley among soaring mountains and deep gorges.The village is only connected to neighboring com・munities by a rickety suspension bridge,which wobbles above river rapids below.Mu crossed it once.He'll never cross it again.It was terrifying,he says.Life in Moyu is slow.When Mu is there,he runs-passing along winding roads and through tunnels that pierce the mountains,some as long as 3 kilometers.Ilis coworkers entertain themselves with mahjong and smartphones.Some of the villagers grow corn.
文摘At Green Valley amusement park in Baoding,a rainbow-colored Ferris wheel turns slowly against a clear;cloudless sky.In the neighboring Botanical Garden,autumn leaves fall around a lake on which tourists pedal out in small boats.These are hardly scenes you'd expect in a city that,at the beginning of last year;was named China's most polluted.
