Ai Weiwei (born 18 May 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticism.[1][2] Ai collaborated with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron as the artistic consultant on the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics.[3] As a political activist, he has been highly and openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He has investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of so-called "tofu-skin schools" in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.[4] In 2011, following his arrest at Beijing airport on 3 April, he was held for over two months without any official charges being filed; officials alluded to their allegations of "economic crimes" (tax evasion).

El ojo de un pez que ha salido del agua procura extraer el sentido del remolino de transformaciones en el que crece a pasos agigantados el Goliat económico¬ de China. Mas allá de reiterar a la idea amenazante que se repite en pantallas y periódicos al hablar del Titán y sus gentes. Bernardo ofrece una Mirada empática. En el aire enrarecido, es rápido para encontrar el humor en las diferencias entre Este y Occidente; labra un mosaico complejo de una China Tibetana, Islámica, Secular, Budista, rica, pobre, sucia, sufrida, contemplativa, avariciosa, urbana, campesina, tesonera, infantil, prematuramente envejecida, protocolaria, comunista, capitalista, vanidosa, tímida, jocosa, empecinada, temerosa y sobre todo imperfecta. Todo cabe en el abanico que gajo a gajo despliega personajes únicos, su lucha, sus muy diferentes puntos de vista. Escenas intimas vistas a través de celosías suspendidas en el tiempo, opuestas al retrato uniforme y plano. A través de las cortinas de humo dilucidamos a una nación abierta. Por Elizabeth Dalziel ----

China salsa mania. Dance salsa is a new phenomenon that is growing up very fast in China. With the fast economic growing of the country many chinese now has the chance to spend more time and money in theirs new hobbies. Dance salsa in China is one of this options that are growing up very fast. Beijing, China/ photos: Bernardo De Niz/ www.bernardodeniz.coom

Portraits of some of the exiled leaders of the student revolution of Tiananmen 1989 in Beijing, China, and one of the mothers of Tiananmen, during a recent interview in Taiwan and in Beijing. May 2009.

The speed and scale of China?s rise as an economic power have no clear parallel in history. But this huge country is full of complexity and contradictions. Not easy to understand or approach. On it coexist a nation under one political system (the communist one) with a total different economical system (the free market). This are snap shot of this astonish country one year after its great opening to the world in the Olympics of 2008 at Beijing.

Chines athletes under preparation for Beijing 2008 Olympics

The Ice Festival in Harbin, China was, established in 1985, is held annually from January 5 and lasts for over one month. Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province and this is China's original and greatest ice artwork festival, attracting hundreds of thousands of local people and visitors from all over the world. The city's location in northeast China accounts for its arctic climate which provides abundant natural ice and snow. Subsequently, the 'Ice City' of Harbin is recognized as the cradle of ice and snow art in China and is famous for its exquisite and artistic ice and snow sculptures. The fabulous Ice Lantern Festival was the forerunner of the current festival and is still the best loved part of the overall event in the opinion of all who come to Harbin each year.

Established in 1958, Beijing Shichahai Sports School is located in the west bank of Shichahai, also one of the main center for training young sports talents in Beijing, and rated as a key secondary technical school with a primary and junior section, base of national high level athletic talents, training center of national high level badminton talents. We provide sports training as Wushu, Ping-Pong, Badminton, Weightlifting, Gymnastics, Volleyball, Tennis, Boxing, Free Combat, and Taekwondo.Photos: Bernardo De Niz