We had it all figured out, but this know-it-all marched in with the correct way of solving it, leaving our experiment in shambles.

It’s in poor places like Puyang that the ruling Communist party’s battle to narrow China’s yawning wealth gap will be won or lost. Many residents of this county town about six hours’ drive south of Beijing say their lives have improved thanks to tax cuts and increased spending on education, medical insurance and welfare. But not everyone is content. Puyang, nestled in the northeastern corner of Henan province, is a study in contrasts.

This tower [Torre de Belem] resembling an oversized chesspiece is another architectural wonder of the same era

An early indication of crabbitness can be identified in teenage years by an inability to move either hips or shoulders no matter what popular beat combo are playing.