• Netizens split over wealthy Shanghai girlfriend's rejection of rural family's meal

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  The story of a young woman from a well-off Shanghai background and her boyfriend from a poor rural family created a huge online discussion about love during the Lunar New Year.

• Chinese aspects of a new year trip abroad

  People & Stories |

  Like many, I was one of those who headed for the sun during the Chinese New Year holiday.

• Crowds flock to see Olympic venue

  People & Stories |

  Tourist numbers surged in Chongli, Hebei province, this Spring Festival as more than half a million visitors flocked to see the future Winter Olympic Games venue.

• Fewer fireworks help keep air clean

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  Beijing enjoyed better air quality during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday compared to last year thanks to wind and fewer fireworks, the capital environment authority said on Monday.

• Winter sports gaining appeal in Beijing

  People & Stories |

  Skiing and other winter sports have become a hot new option for those spending the Spring Festival holiday in Beijing.

• Shanghai obeys fireworks ban

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  The Spring Festival holiday was a much quieter affair in Shanghai this year with the enforcement of a new citywide fireworks ban.

• Migrant workers bring jobs home

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  Migrant workers attend a job fair in Xuyi county, Jiangsu province, on Sunday. The county offers many opportunities, hoping to attract migrant workers who would usually go to big cities to seek jobs after Spring Festival.

• Mainland's Taiwan affairs chief expresses condolences over Taiwan quake again

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  BEIJING - Zhang Zhijun, the Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs chief, on Monday conveyed condolences from leaders of the mainland to the victims of the strong earthquake that struck southern Taiwan more than a week ago.

• Chinese Visit Temple Fairs During Spring Festival Holiday

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  A folk artist performs during a Spring Festival temple fair held

• Watch this space for signs of alien life

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  The surest indication that intelligent life is out there is that they have not tried to contact us. We, on the other hand, have been trying for decades to contact them - whoever, or whatever, they may be.