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Beijing, Hanoi Reinforce Ties
February 14, 2017 14:39January 12, Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.
Let’s Make a Deal: Trump, Ma Talk Jobs
February 14, 2017 14:40January 9, New York: Jack Ma, billionaire founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, met then U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower.
Winter Heat in Xinjiang
February 14, 2017 14:41December 24, Hami, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: Dancers wait to perform at the 12th Barkol Ice, Snow, Cultural and Tourism Festival.
Decorating the New Year
February 14, 2017 14:42January 10, Zibo, Shandong Province: Workers make door decorations at a factory.
Making the Case for Globalization
February 14, 2017 14:48Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Zurich on January 15 to pay a state visit to Switzerland and attend the 2017 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
Baima Dorji: My Own Private Shangri-La
February 14, 2017 15:03Baima Dorji is the founder and chairman of the Songtsam hotel chain. Since 2008, the world-renowned travel site TripAdvisor has ranked Songtsam as one of “China’s 25 best hotels.” British magazine Tatler listed it among the “101 best hotels in the world,” and it was cited by CNN as one of the nine Chinese hotels with the most beautiful scenery.
Patrick Druet: A French Heart in Shangri-La
February 14, 2017 15:07Songtsam Retreat at Shangri-La, a member of the MGallery Collection, is a 70-room traditional Tibetan hotel at the foot of the mountains. Its windows open onto Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, the largest of its kind in Yunnan Province. In 2009, Patrick Druet took just five minutes to decide to live there, taking a job as general manager of the hotel.
Ani Ga: WeMountain Life
February 14, 2017 15:08“I’m a child of the Meili Snow Mountain, and I’ve never stopped worshipping the mountain god,” says Ani Ga, a 54-year-old Tibetan farmer who has lived at the foot of Mt. Meili in Deqen County, Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, all his life.
Losang Gyamchu: A Hotel in My Heart
February 14, 2017 15:11Losang Gyamchu doesn’t talk too much. But if asked a question, he has a surprising amount to say. The mysterious, time-honored Tibetan culture turns out to be easy to understand with his illustrations.
Zhang Min: Soul in Songtsam
February 14, 2017 15:11For many years, Shangri-La has attracted streams of visitors from around the world with its idyllic, ancient and peaceful beauty. But few stay as long as Zhang Min, who has lived there for 12 years.