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May 2008
China's Journey
The great nation is on the move.
Features
Fancy Drink
Gilded Age, Gilded Cage
A new middle class means aspiration—and anxiety.
Young Girl
Village on the Edge of Time
In Dimen, yesterday and today are merging.
Performing Arts
New Great Walls
Beijing is building up for the Olympics.
Yellow River
Bitter Waters
Can China save the Yellow—its Mother River?
Li River
China's Aerials
Photographer George Steinmetz takes flight to capture a different view of China.
Crowd
The Road Ahead
China's expectations are rising, with no end in sight. What's next?
Tibetans
Tibetans
In this 2002 article Tibetans are adapting to the realities of Chinese rule yet still holding on to cherished traditions.
Chinese Schoolgirls
Return to Changing China
In a 1971 National Geographic story a photographer who grew up in China returns.
Potala Lhasa
Life in Forbidden Lhasa
A 1955 National Geographic article tells the story of how an Austrian became the Dalai Lama's trusted tutor.
Ethnic Woman
Ethnicity and Language Quiz
Did you know that Mandarin is the most widely spoken language in the world? Learn more and take our ten-question quiz.
Ethnic Girl
Your Shot
Submit your photo, check out Your Shot jigsaw puzzles, and see reader photos published in National Geographic.
School Children
Your Shot China Photos
Use our interactive map to browse through Your Shot photos of China.
Portrait Yak
Desktop Wallpaper
Decorate your desktop with beautiful images from this month's issue of the magazine.
Songzanlin Monastery
Visions of Earth
Each month, National Geographic features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth.
Beijing Highway
Editor's Note
Editor in Chief Chris Johns writes about how China has changed in two decades.
Dalai Lama
Flashback
Carried on the shoulders of the faithful, the 15-year-old Dalai Lama fled Tibet's capital as the Chinese army advanced.