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The author comments on the findings of a survey conducted by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics regarding the average monthly wage of city employees in 2008. It revealed that the average age of these employees reached 3,726 yuan or a 12% increase as compared to 2007. The author reveals the findings of an online survey stating that 74.2% noted that their incomes were below the local average. He thinks that the bureau's claim indicates the fact that ordinary people enjoy a rich life only in terms of statistics.

The article focuses on the piece of paper team, an environmental protection group organized by Yuan Rishe, a middle-school student, that advocated using both sides of a piece of paper. The members of the group also collected and sold used paper to raise money for tree planting. The student presented 2008 trees to the Beijing Olympic Committee on March 12, 2007, the 23rd Tree-planting Day in Beijing, China, as a gift and called them Young Pioneer Woods. It cites that her story calls for everybody's participation in saving energy.

The article discusses the highlights of the Symposium on China's Peaceful Development, held in Beijing, China on September 15, 2011. The symposium has gathered 200 officials and scholars who discussed the country's future development path. It was held after the State Council Information Office has released a white paper, titled China's Peaceful Development. According to Chinese Councilor Dai Bingguo, China's peaceful development is not a challenge, but an opportunity, to the rest of the world.

The article focuses on the All Artisans Shop museum in Beijing, China. The museum gathers more than 100 folk art masters who have set up workshops to both make art and cultivate students. According to the article, museum visitors can see demonstrations of the skills needed for making glass and baccaro teapots, Beijing embroidery and paper cuttings. It also features several artists, including Zhao Caixuan, a fifth-generation hand-torn artist.

Reports that visitors hang pieces of paper, on which they write down their wishes, on the big Christmas trees erected in the Xidan business pedestrian in Beijing, China.

Highlights the 16th World Computer Congress in Beijing, China. Statement of Chinese President Jiang Zemin on the importance of information technology (IT) to China's economic development; Number of IT experts participating in the conference; Volume of research papers submitted and discussed.

The article highlights the Olympics opening ceremony at the National Stadium in Beijing, China on August 8, 2008. One of the most stunning performances was the demonstration of printing. A huge scroll painting, which represented the ancient invention of papermaking, was rolled open at the center of the stadium. Gunpowder was represented in the event by the fireworks displays.

The article deals with the use of cutting-edge technology in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Yu Jianping, head of the technology group for the opening ceremony, relates that advanced technologies were employed for the ceremony, including materials for spaceships. It describes how light-emitting diode screens were used in the ceremony. It discusses the Chinese cultural elements utilized in the opening ceremony such as papermaking and movable type printing.