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In this Changsha green community that is expected to be home to at least 10,000 people, villas and townhouses will have their unique designs rather than a cookie-cutter look, says Porzel-Fang.

This informative guide ("of sorts") gives some excellent information on travelling to the under-touristed (at least for now) Yuanyang rice terraces of Yunnan province. The post includes maps, travel instructions, pricing details... basically everything you need to visit this completely out-of-the-way, middle-of-nowhere stunning scenery.

Another great article from the bilingual ChinaDialogue website.

The article's blurb...
China’s past 15 years of reform have brought many successes, but the market cannot resolve the country’s ecological crisis – or the social inequalities it exposes. Ma Jun sets out the solution.

This-probably-the-most-beautiful-public-toilet-in-China is in Hangzhou, near the Bazi Bridge. However, the photo shows the hand wash area only, not the toilet behind the door, which may not be on par with the outside environment.

Obama’s decisive and historic victory in the U.S. presidential election brings many hopes and promises. What could his tenure in the White House mean for China’s environment?

British PM Gordon Brown praises Shanghai's new eco-city, but it is doubtful whether the city demonstrates that China is serious about protecting the environment.

2006 was a grim year for China's environment, assaulted by it's own economic growth: there was a major pollution spill 'every other day' in China. Four cities have been blacklisted and will be punished.

A new edition of Enjoy English will be available for download each week on Sunday night (Beijing Time) in our ESL forum. We hope that you can use Enjoy English to help stimulate conversation in your classroom. TeachAbroadChina.com staff members have already tested Enjoy English and find that it can generally be used for 30-45 minutes depending on how well you are able to expand the contents.

Japan wants in on the natural gas supplies from Sakhalin I, a resource project off Russia's Sakhalin Island. Sakhalin Island sits to the north of Japan's most northern main island of Hokkaido.

US oil giant, Exxon Mobil Corp. recently signed an MOU with a Chinese firm to ...