Xinjiang's picturesque lakes are gradually vanishing and may soon be lost as humans make their presence felt, Shao Wei reports from Urumqi.

A weekend getaway to Harbin will forever change your perception of winter as a dreary, shivering season.

Study tours that prepare youngsters for university courses overseas are becoming increasingly popular.

'In the city I never thought I'd visit, I found a place I didn't want to leave,' Matt Gross, writing for The New York Times, tells us after finding delight in Jerusalem.

Exhibits at the Chengdu Shu Brocade and Embroidery Museum show changes in the social fabric throughout history.