One East On Third in Beijing

Located on the site of the hotel's previous American restaurant Louisiana, which had been styled as a traditional mansion from the American south, the new One East On Third is designed to be more contemporary modern and light with a very American sense of space combined with Chinese touches.

There is now also a private wine tasting area, with a resplendent table of translucent marble. Joshua Goetz, chef de cuisine, learned his trade in New England and is passionate about his work. He finds his inspiration from the fresh seasonal ingredients, and creates innovative American flavors with the changing of the seasons. He has designed a five and seven course daily menu of signature dishes, all a culinary sensation.

One East On Third
Location: 2F,Hilton Beijing Hotel,1 Dongfang Road,Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: 010-5865-5030
Opening hours: Lunch 12:00-14:00,Dinner 18:00-22:30

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Hot Springs busy for New Year

Hot springs near the city are popular with local travelers booking trips for the three-day New Year's holiday, which runs from January 1 to 3, according to travel agencies in the city.

Fewer people are expected to travel during the break than during the three Golden Week holidays this year as it is too short to venture far from the city.

"The number of tourists booking New Year holiday tours is almost the same with normal weekends," said Jin Fengyi, an official with Shanghai CYTS Tours.

"Most of them will go to the nearby Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and some are going to head for Xiamen in Fujian Province, which is much warmer than Shanghai."

Prices of package tours during the holiday are a bit higher than usual times, as hotels are raising their rates, said Jin.

"A three-day trip to Tangshan hot spring in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, costs about 1,000 yuan (US$125), 200 yuan more than normal for the same itinerary," said Jin.

Some travel agencies are busy adjusting the tour plan for group tourists after the city government issued the holiday schedule on Monday.

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New Year Folk Music Gala

Consider as the most grandest folk music gala of 2006, Glorious China will present Chinese classic melodies flowing over half a century and being sung by singers over several generations.

Combing an all-star line-up and glorious live scene, Glorious China presents a pure Chinese style art performance through the diverse programs. With the artistry and originality,"the sound of China rings around the world" will be identified as the theme of this show. Notable musicians like Zang Tianshuo, Li Chuanyun, Tan Weiwei, Lei Jia and etc will attend this gala, thus the diversity and fusing ability of folk music will be unveiled through its fusion with original music, pop and rock. What's more, we can touch more about the greatness of folk art in Chinese

Location: Great Hall of the People, west of the Tian'an Men Square
Date/Time: 7:30pm, December 29

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Chinese New Year 2007

Chinese New Year is the time for festivity. It is the carnival for celebrating the advent of newness in the form of New Year with sheer zest and passion. The Chinese New Year starts on the first new moon of the New Year day and is one of the auspicious days for the Chinese to meet the very beginning with a lot of aspiration, trance, desire, and hope. With the toll of the New Year bell on the very first day of the lunar New Year all the Chinese unites together to meet

the Chinese New Year 2007 with an immense verve. It is the time to forget about the old days with all its undesirable memories and is the occasion to meet the new time in the form of New Year.

Lunar New Year is the time for celebration. It is the occasion of feting the newness with great passion and verve. The Lunar New Year starts on the first new moon of the New Year day and is one of the propitious days for the ethnic Chinese to greet the new beginning of the year teamed with all new dream, hope, aspiration and trance. At the stroke of the midnight on the first day of the lunar month the ethnic Chinese unites together to greet the 2007 Lunar New Year with an intense zest. It is the ideal time to bid bye to the closed year with all its unpleasant memories and to meet the forthcoming time. The countdown starts to greet the Chinese New Year 2007 much before matted with its entire festivity to woo everybody.

With the speckled presence of the red-paper couplets on doors, with the splendor of the firecrackers and with the enthusiastic shouts of the populace the Chinese New Year 2007 steps in with its entire glory and turns out to be the best time to enjoy the end of the year with passion.

So let’s plan the very best for Chinese New Year 2007 to make the forthcoming year a lot more promising and prosperous.

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Beijing to see a baby boom in 2010

The two million Beijingers, who are products of single child families, are expected to cause a major baby boom by the end of the decade as they are entitled to have two children.More than a third of the young couples who were both raised as single children say they will exercise their right to have two babies, causing birth rates in the capital to almost double by 2010, according to a survey by the Beijing Population Research Institute.

Government statistics show that about 78,000 babies are born each year in Beijing. The research institute says there could be 140,000 newborns in 2010.The survey, recently released at the Capital Population Development Forum, asked more than 1,300 of Beijing's couples aged between 20 and 34, who were reared as only children, about their plans of having babies.

The new government policy is that when a single child marries another single child, the couple is entitled to have two children.

Wang Guangzhou, a research fellow with the Institute of Population and Labor Economics under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, who conducted the survey, said the country's "another baby" policy will cause a peak in birth rates five year earlier than expected. Pervious estimates suggested the baby boom would happen in 2015.

Formulated in the early 1970s, China's family planning policy encourages late marriage, late childbearing and one-child families.

Statistics also show that China's population would be 400 million higher than it is now if the one-child family policy had not been put in place.

China officially announced its population reached 1.3 billion in January 2005.

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Lovely Toy Pigs Popular in Yangzhou

A shop assistant shows toy pigs at a store on Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. Pig ornaments become popular in China as next year is the Year of the Boar according to the Chinese traditional lunar calendar.

Add to the fact that out of the five Chinese elements metal,wood,water,fire and earth 2007 is the year of metal,or gold,and people are expected to snaffle up the pig bars.

China first issued the pig toys of New year 2007 to commemorate the lunar new year in 2007, the Year of the Sheep. The Toys pig in China were sold for 92 yuan per gram.

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Naughty Gift ideas in China Shop

Christmas is drawing near and you need some different accessories to celebrate this holiday. Here are some nice suggestions.


1 Santa Claus model It's so old. I'm tired of seeing the same fat man, clad in red and spiting a snowy beard. How about a sexy,young Santa with hot rippling muscles and short pants Women would certainly enjoy Christmas more! But if all else fails,"classic"Santa is still a choice.

Available: Piaoliang Supermarket, B/1,Sunshine Plaza,Anli Road,Yayuncun, Chaoyang Price: 245 yuan

2 Christmas card A card can be a little bit controversial-you either love it or hate it. Know why Cards show your popularity:the more cards you get, the more popular you are. When I was a kid,I only got three per year.Sympathy anyone? Send me one and ease my pain!

Available: F/5,Beijing Book Store,Xidan, Xicheng
Price: 2-20 yuan

3 Christmas treeRed isn't the only Christmas color. Green Christmas trees need some attention this holiday season too. Just be careful leaving the goat anywhere near it-he might be hungry.

Available: B/2,77 Street,Xidan,Xicheng
Price: 100-250 yuan

4 Candle set No candles on Christmas Eve Are you crazy Candles are the perfect decor for that steamy, romantic ambience.Where will you stick that burning thing Why in an IKEA candle set,of course. The way the light flickers against the translucent glass is dreamy

Available: IKEA, No 1,Taiyanggong Road,Dongbahe,Chaoyang
Price: 99 yuan (28cm),9.9 yuan (small)

5 Pet clothes This one isn't for you! Some festive pet clothes might help put Fluffy in the holiday sprit. I think it would be a great gift coupled with few bones. Don't neglect him this year-puppies his age still believe in Santa.

Available: No 45,Xinjiekou Nandajie,Xicheng
Price:49 yuan

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China Gold harvest at Asian Games

DOHA,December 9 A top Chinese sports official Saturdaythat the country's gold harvest at the ongoing Asian Games was not a surprise.On the whole,the performance of Chinese athletes was normal in the past few days of competition,Xiao Tian, deputy chef de mission of the Chinese sports delegation,told Xinhua.

Since the Asian Games opened on December 1, China has won a total of 156 medals, including 90 gold,509 silver and 20 bronze. Japan is ranked second in the medals table with 94 medals (26-30-38), followed by South Korea with 90 (19-25-45).

With more than 200 gold medals up for grabs, China looks set to keep its top position at the gold medal tally.China will definitely defend its number one spot if there are no major upsets," said Xiao.

Since its Asian Games debut in 1974,China has clinched the top place in gold medals and total medals five times. At last Asian Games in Busan, China won 150 gold medals for the top finish.

In most of the 28 Olympic sports that Chinese athletes are competing in the Asiad,a youth movement is well underway, including major sports like swimming, diving, gymnastics, table tennis and soccer.

Xiao,who is also deputy minister of Chinese General Administration of Sport,said that most of the youngsters have lived up to their expectations.

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Largest Christmas tree in Beijing

A 30 meter high Christmas tree is erected in Beijing New World Plaza on Sunday, Dec.3,2006,which attracts many local citizens. Currently this Christmas tree is the largest one in the capital of China.

Although Christmas is not a traditional Chinese holiday, many of the country's hotels,stores,restaurants and manufacturers recognize its business potential.

For instance, Yiwu in neighboring Zhejiang Province exported US$37.9 million worth of Christmas products in the first 10 months of this year, 43 percent more than last year.

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China Winner Gold in Doha Asian Game

DOHA Everyone knew China would dominate the Doha Asian Games, but few knew they could do in such an extreme way.They swept 16 out of 20 gold medals on offer on the first day's official competition on Saturday,getting off to flying start towards its seventh consecutive feat of topping the medal tally since 1982.

Japan took three golds,including two from their traditional territory of judo and one from the swimming pool.Judokas Sae Nakazawa won the women's 78kg class while Muneta clinched men's over 100kg.Their other gold medal was from swimmer Sano Hidemasa in the men's 400m individual medley.

South Korea,fighting for the second place against Japan at the Games, managed only one from Jang Sung Ho,who claimed the men's 100kg judo.

China claimed its first gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle team event early Saturday morning.Olympic champion Zhu Qinan,Li Jie and Liu Tianyou beat South Korea with 1,786 points to win the Games'first gold.

China took away all three weightlifting gold medals in the women's 48kg, 53rd classes and men's 56kg category. They also ruled the swimming pool, seizing five out of six gold medals to leave the remaining one to Japan.World bronze medalist Wu Peng struck a brilliant victory to retain the men's 200m butterfly title under the pressure of two strong Japanese rivals.

Zhou Yafei and Pang Jiaying each had two gold medals to their names when defending champion Zhou won the women's 100m butterfly in 58.39 after Pang beat defending champion and teammate Yang Yu for the women's 200m freestyle gold in 1:59.26.

In the last event later Saturday night,the two rallied with Luo Nan (breaststroke) and Zhao Jing (backstroke) to bring in another gold for China in the 4x100m medley relay.Asian champion Ji Liping of China took the first ever 50m breaststroke gold and set the Games record in 31.52. The 50m breaststroke was added to the Asian Games program for the first time.

In judo action,Tong Wen was the only Chinese winner,beating Tserenkhand Dorjgotov of Mongolia with ippon to take the women's over 78kg.A total of 28 gold medals will be decided on the second day's competition on Sunday.

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China Pig Gold Sales in Next Year

A shop assistant shows a pair of "gold pigs" at a store in Hangzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province,November 28,2006. The pig ornament is priced at 1,080 yuan (US$138). Pig ornaments are becoming popular in China as next year is the Year of the Boar,according to the Chinese traditional lunar calendar

China Gold Coin Corporation issued a series of gold bars made of 99.99 percent gold on Friday to commemorate the forthcoming Year of the Pig.

The total volume of gold bars being issued in China this year is 3,000 kg, at a price of 175 yuan per gram in Beijing, the first city to issue them to the public.They can be bought in weights of 1000g,500g,200g,100g and 50g.

Sales of the gold bars are expected to be boosted due to the Year of the Pig being the last year in the 12 year rotation of the Chinese lunar calendar making it a lucky and rich year,according to traditional superstition.

Add to the fact that out of the five Chinese elements metal,wood,water, fire and earth 2007 is the year of metal,or gold,and people are expected to snaffle up the pig bars.

China first issued the gold bars to commemorate the lunar new year in 2002, the Year of the Sheep. The wooly gold bars were sold for 92 yuan per gram.

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