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History flows through Grand Canal
China's Grand Canal is the longest and oldest manually built canal in the world. Starting at Beijing in the north, it passes through Tianjin and goes through the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang before reaching the city of Hangzhou in the south.
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Fire up in Hangzhou
Artist Cai Guoqiang's latest works reflect the beauty of West Lake in a series of gunpowder paintings. Zhu Linyong reports in Hangzhou. It was another cold, windy, rainy afternoon on West Lake when artist Cai Guoqiang decided it was time to wrap up his four-day project - sketching the beauty of the lake.
Hangzhou: Portal to the pastHangzhou, called Lin'an when it was the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) from 1138 to 1276, is reliving its glory days by merging its rich history with the city's modern prosperity.
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Fire up in Hangzhou
Artist Cai Guoqiang's latest works reflect the beauty of West Lake in a series of gunpowder paintings.