Golf is prohibited in China, so the party leaders play under fake names and the 100 new golf courses a year are called eco/fitness centers....

Sheng's book is a raunchy and provocative account of the lives of "Northern Girls," young women who moved from rural China to the manufacturing boomtowns....

Even by the standards of bustling Hong Kong, Chungking Mansions gives new meaning to the word "crowded."...