The nostalgia for old Beijing suffered another bitter defeat with the vanishing vestige of the No. 24 courtyard in Beizongbu Hutong.

The Wukan election proves that the ability of the Chinese peple to engage in an equitable and workable democracy in no longer in question.
China will finish the second phase of its strategic oil reserve project this year, providing a total storage capacity of 170 million barrels.
A Beijing man reunited with the dog he feared he'd lost forever seven years ago.
The child labor has remained rampant in brick kiln industry in the war-ravaged Afghanistan.
Workers of the scenic area started breaking ice and providing food for harbor seals in China's Shandong.
A court will try the case of Han Han, China's famous young writer, suing an anti-fraud activist who accused him of using ghost-writers.
The CBA regular season is coming down to a heated final three rounds, with hopeful teams sprinting toward the finish.