With RMB 1.2 million in prize money, this is the richest tournament in the tour's short history. The Nanjing leg also boasts the largest, and arguably strongest, field ever, with 144 players. And 31 of those golfers hail from outside Mainland China, another tour record.¹ In all, 14 nationalities are represented. Just two years ago it was a big deal when the once Mainland-only tour invited a handful of players from Taiwan and Hong Kong to compete in two events, now white writers attending tournaments get mistaken for competitors — things sure are changing fast. more ›

Flickr user Kattebelletje, also known as Alice, has put up a beautiful set of slides her mother took on a long trip around China back in the 1980s. Looking at pictures of Shanghai from 1985, it's hard not to amazed at how much everything has changed. Check out the Shanghai and other cities (including Beijing, Nanjing and Hangzhou) that Ariane Dijkstra saw and documented two decades ago. more ›