Topic: China
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Photos
The Secret to Harbin's Tourism Success: A Las Vegas-Style Snow Festival
China's northern-most city is dark and freezing most of the time. But it draws crowds with gigantic sculptures, light and ice shows, even tigers.
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Beijing Gets Aggressive on Cutting Smog, But It May Not Matter
The municipal government can only do so much without support at the national level.
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Photos
Why We Shouldn't Mock the Idea of an Eiffel Tower in Hangzhou
There are serious cultural reference points to be found in China's obsession with 'duplitecture.'
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Charts
A Breakdown of What Exactly Is in Beijing's Filthy Air
Climate Desk lays out the contents of China's air pollution.
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Photos
NASA Satellite Image Shows Beijing Drowning in a Lake of Smog
Air pollution has been particularly bad in China this week, with levels nine times above what the U.S. considers "unsafe."
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Beijing's Air Quality Catastrophe
Pollution has reached an all-time high, reminding us that China's economic growth has come at the cost of environmental disaster.
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Year in Review
The Best #CityReads of 2012
Charter cities, sexy villages, company towns, and more.
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Year in Review
China's 4 Most Wasteful Infrastructure Projects of 2012
Propaganda theme parks, faux-Manhattan skylines, and more.
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Beijing Tries to 'Rectify' Jaywalkers: This Week in Bans
Also, Albuquerque is left vulnerable after outlawing barbed wire and a British ice cream-truck driver who rocked too hard is shut down.
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Videos
Nation's Capital Ushers in the Holidays with an Exploding Christmas Tree
Next up: a rocket-propelled menorah?
