Heritage
S Korean children experience monks' life
Velvet bird of old Beijing
The velvet bird is an ancient Chinese art form that originated in Beijing. Once a craft mastered by many, few people in China have the skills to create them. One of those people is Cai Zhiwei.
Kites festival dazzles Beijing
We remember as children taking a dime-store kite to the park and running like mad. Well, things have changed. The average kite flier isn't a kid, and running isn't required.
Standing tall
The Four Gates Pagoda, a stupa built about 1,400 years ago, is undergoing restoration after suffering from leaks. Zhang Zixuan reports in Jinan.
Art
On paper wings
Artist of the handmade fan
Zhao Qiaofa never imagined traditional fans would bring the winds of change to his life.
Clowns' hip-hop ballet
Metamorphoz Company introduced the modern dance Street Ballet, choreographed by award-winning French artist Mohamed Rouabah, in Beijing.
Director celebrates dad's calligraphy
Zhang Yang started the calligraphy exhibition to fulfill his father's long-time dream.
Food
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You petty bourgeoisieChina's new crop of hedonists indulge themselves, whether or not they can afford it. 
Thirty years of kissingPlastic wrappers on the lips and riverside lanes - just some accessories for learning how to kiss again. 
'C' is for communicationConnecting East and West in a kindergarten classroom. 
The birdmen of BeijingOld men and their birds compete for the skies. 
Art's latest patronHow a chinese online giant is helping to breed a new generation of creative entrepreneurs. 
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BooksPublisher seals China connection with her art bookCanadian publisher Pia Copper personifies the characteristics of a rat, the Chinese horoscope year in which she was born. |