The Mountain Is High, and Beijing Is Far Away. 3 minute read. Hannah Beech. July 17, 2007 12:00 AM EDT.

Beijing is home to a wealth of ancient temples and historical sites, which is part of the reason I was so drawn to the city. After living here for over 3 years, with minimal travel due to the ...

2004-07-25 04:00:00 PDT Beijing-- This is the second in a series of occasional articles on "The New Gold Mountain," a look at how China has become a new land of opportunity for Bay Area ...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China – I did not fear the cold here. Not when I packed my suitcase back in Milwaukee, not when I got here in the mountains, not when USA TODAY reporter Rachel Axon reported that ...

By Matthew Futterman and Raymond Zhong BEIJING — China did not move mountains to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. But it flooded a dried riverbed, diverted water from a key reservoir that supplies ...

mountains and forests. China has fought a decades-long battle to lessen the impact of sandstorms, especially in Beijing, which sits on the edge of an arid region and where such storms can reduce ...