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Kingkey 100, Shenzhen’s tallest building, is nearing completion. Located in Shenzhen’s Luohu District, Kingkey 100 has 100 floors and soars to 441.8 meters, surpassing the neighboring Diwang Building (383.95 meters), the previous city record-holder. Kingkey 100 is the world’s eighth-highest building, and is linked to the KK Mall which opened in November with luxury brand stores, restaurants and Shenzhen’s first IMAX cinema. Read more in Cao Zhen’s Shenzhen Daily article City’s new tallest landmark is 441.8 meters.

Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), known as the “Father of Modern China”, was a physician and a forebear of the Chinese revolution, which overturned the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), China’s last monarchy. If you are visiting Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, the mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen is a must-see. Read more in the China Daily Holiday Travel article Special treat in Nanjing.

Experience both the classics and new-age marvels of Pearl River city Guangzhou, capital of southern China’s Guangdong Province, in Li Jing’s China Daily Travel article Guangzhou old and new.

China’s largest automobile museum, Beijing Auto Museum, is currently conducting a two-month trial run, and will be officially opened in May. The museum has close to 50,000 square meters of interior space housing vehicles, parts, books, photos and other displays for visitors to learn about the history of cars. The vehicle collection takes visitors on a drive through time starting in 1885 with a replica of the three wheeled Benz Motorwagen, to the past Hongqi limousines, Shanghai sedans and Beijing Jeeps. Find out more in the CNTV Culture Express story Auto museum on trial run in southwest Beijing.

The National Museum of China, located to the east of Tian’anmen Square in central Beijing, has been closed for almost four years while a major expansion and renovation has taken place. It is now ready for its grand reopening day on 27 March. The museum has nearly tripled in size from 65,000 square meters to almost 200,000 square meters, making it the world’s largest museum. After already visiting two outstanding museums in China – the Shenzhen Museum and Henan Museum – I can’t wait to visit the National Museum on a future trip to China. It will undoubtedly be an outstanding experience, and probably require two or three days to take in such a great range of exhibits. Find out more in the CNTV Culture Express stories National Museum of China reopens, Inside the China’s National Museum and A centennial history of the National Museum of China.